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cynops ensicauda

  1. Sword-tailed Newt (Cynops ensicauda)

    Sword-tailed Newt (Cynops ensicauda)

    I originally assumed this was the widespread Japanese Fire-bellied Newt (C. pyrrhogaster). However the newts on the Ryukyu Archipelago including Amami Oshima, are actually this very rare, critically endangered Sword-tailed Newt. It may be distinguished from the Fire-bellied Newt by its larger...
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    • Category: Amphibians
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