Hainan knobby newt  (Tylototriton hainanensis)

IUCN Red List species status – Endangered
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Facts – Hainan knobby newt

Synonyms: Pleurodeles (Echinotriton) hainanensis, Pleurodeles (Tylototrion) hainanensis
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderCaudata
FamilySalamandridae
GenusTylototriton (1)

Status – Hainan knobby newt

Classified as Endangered (EN B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1).

Description – Hainan knobby newt

ARKive is working with IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature, to source images of the world's threatened amphibian species. Together with Conservation International and NatureServe, IUCN has led a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status for the world's known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians. To date, the project has involved the input of more than 600 herpetologists from around the world.

IUCN Red List category, and details of range, ecology, threats and conservation information for every known amphibian species, can be found on the IUCN Red List website.

View information on this species at the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Find out more – Hainan knobby newt

View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
For more information on the assessment of the conservation status of the world's amphibians, please see the amphibian portal on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species at www.iucnredlist.org/amphibians

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org
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Hainan knobby newt in pool
Hainan knobby newt in pool

© Lee Kwok Shing, Kadoorie Conservation China / Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden

Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden
Lam Kam Road
Tai Po
New Territories
Hong Kong SAR
People's Republic of China
Fax: (852) 2483 1877
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