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Cynops fudingensis (Fuding fire belly newt)

Synonyms: Hypselotriton fudingensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Fuding fire belly newt (Cynops fudingensis) is a rare species of newt in the Salamandridae family, endemic to China. It is only known from Fuding in northeastern Fujian, from the locality where it was described as a new species in 2010. Although it is genetically similar to the Chinese fire belly newt (C. orientalis), it is morphologically more similar to the Dayang fire belly newt (C. orphicus). The range of C. fudingensis is separate from both other species. A revised taxonomy of Salamandridae places this species (together with all other Chinese species of Cynops) in genus Hypselotriton.
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Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Cynops fudingensis

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0