Sword-tail Newt
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| Cynops ensicauda (Hallowell, 1860) |
The Sword-tail newt (Cynops ensicauda) has recently been placed on Japan's Red List of Threatened Amphibians. This newt has a very small range and can only be found in some of the southernmost islands of Japan. Sometimes, Sword-tail newts are called Fire-bellied Newts because of their bright orange bellies which serve as a warning to predators that they are poisonous.
[edit] References
- Kaneko & Matsui (2004). Cynops ensicauda. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is endangered
