Black knobby newt

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Black knobby newt
Tylototriton asperrimus (10.3897-zookeys.935.37138) Figure 3.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Tylototriton
Species:
T. asperrimus
Binomial name
Tylototriton asperrimus
Unterstein, 1930

The black knobby newt (Tylototriton asperrimus) is a species of salamanders in the family Salamandridae found in China and Vietnam. [1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss and overharvesting. [1]

The black knobby newt is a medium-sized newt, with total length of 12–15 cm (4.7–5.9 in). [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 van Dijk, P.P.; Truong, N.; Wai Neng Lau, M.; Ermi, Z.; Shunqing, L. (2008). "Tylototriton asperrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008 e.T59482A11932895. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T59482A11932895.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Sparreboom, Max (2010). "Tylototriton asperrimus Unterstein, 1930". Salamanders of the Old World. Retrieved 31 December 2012.


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