Chinhai Spiny Newt

Chinhai Spiny Newt
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Echinotriton
Species:	E. chinhaiensis
Binomial name
Echinotriton chinhaiensis (Chang, 1932)

The Chinhai Spiny Newt (Echinotriton chinhaiensis) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found only in China. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater marshes, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Feng, X. & Huiqing, G. 2004. Echinotriton chinhaiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.

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