This newt lives in large ponds with gentle water flow or ponds with groundwater flowing out. The vegetation around the pond is lush and the water is clear. It usually lives at the bottom of ponds and is difficult to find. It will jump out of the water when there is flooding. The lens of the eyeball...
Habitat: Adult salamanders live in wide and gentle streams in deep mountains. The water is clear and you can see the bottom of the stream. The mountainous area is covered with broad-leaved forests, and the streamside is mostly covered with shrubs. The stream is about 3-5 m wide, with a gentle slope,...
The Youyang population and Jiangkou population of the new species of Wuling scrofula live in small streams with gentle flow in low mountain broad-leaved forests at an altitude of 800-1200 m, in backwater ponds or clean water beside streams. During the day, it often hides at the bottom of the stream,...
The cloud newt lives in ponds of various sizes in mountain streams, at an altitude of about 525m. The largest pond is 4m×4m, and the maximum water depth is about 3m. The bottom of the pond is covered with small stones and coarse gravel, and the bank of the pond is mostly granite. The stream flows s...
Zhijin newt is a new species named by Li Song, Zhao Haitao and others based on the specimens collected in Shuangyantang, Zhijin County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, and established based on its morphological characteristics and molecular information. It is another species of newts in Guizhou Provin...
The Hainan torrent frog is an amphibian of the Anura order, Ranidae family, and the genus Rana. The head is almost equal in length and width; the snout is short and high, protruding from the lower lip; the snout ridge is obvious, and the cheeks are almost vertical; the nostrils are located between t...
The small glandular frog is an amphibian of the family Ranidae, living in small puddles, marsh ditches or grass beside terraces in hilly areas at an altitude of 110-550 meters. During the breeding season, male frogs often squat on the water plants or in the grass beside the ditch or puddle and call....
The stinking frog is a general term for frogs of the genus Rhacophoridae of the class Amphibia. There are about 50 known stinking frogs in the world, 30 of which are known in China. They are mainly distributed in the south of the Qinling Mountains. When the stinking frog is stimulated, the glands on...
Hong Kong torrent frog is endemic to China. The ecological environment quality of the frog's habitat has declined, and its population is very small. The skin on the back has many small warts, especially on the front and sides of the body; the skin on the abdomen is smooth.The frog lives in the r...
You may not know much about the Chinese giant salamander, but you must have heard of its alias, the giant salamander. This thing has a long history and is one of the living fossils.The earliest giant salamander fossil in the world was unearthed in Inner Mongolia, China. The fossil is 165 million yea...
In 2006, the phylogenetic study of amphibians readjusted the original genus Bufo, and the black-rimmed toad was classified into a new genus Duttaphrynus, with the scientific name Duttaphrynus melanostictus, but the more common old name Bufo melanostictus is still used on the IUCN Red List.The main r...
The appearance of the Oriental Salamander is similar to that of the Blue-tailed Salamander (Cynops cyanurus), but the Oriental Salamander has a flat or slightly raised back; the skin is smoother, the palms are prominent or not prominent; there is no orange-red spot below the eyes; the front half of...
The orange-backed newt is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and the genus Acanthus. It lives in degraded secondary shrub forests near the top of the mountain, surrounded by tall grass and azaleas, and scattered with wetlands and still water ponds. The environment is humid and foggy most of th...
The alpine Acanthus salamander is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and genus Acanthus. It lives in degraded secondary shrub forests near the top of the mountain, surrounded by tall grass and rhododendrons, and scattered wetlands and still water ponds. The environment is humid and foggy most...
Cai's Yaoteng is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and genus Yaoteng. The eggs form an egg mass around the pond, about 50-60cm from the edge of the pond, and there is no adult to protect the eggs. The larvae hatch on rainy days and then crawl to the pond. They complete metamorphosis after...
Wenxian Yaoteng is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and genus Yaoteng. It lives in mountainous areas with lush forests at an altitude of about 940m. It is mainly terrestrial and hibernates on land. Around May every year, adult newts move around and breed near still water ponds.It is listed i...
The Mangshan Yaoteng is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and the genus Yaoteng. It lives in mountainous areas at an altitude of 952-1200m and in densely vegetated forests in karst areas. Adults hide in caves during the day and are seen in puddles, wells or slow-flowing streams at night. It p...
Liuyang Yaozhi is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and genus Yaozhi. It lives in mountainous areas with lush bushes and weeds at an altitude of 1,386m, and adults are mainly terrestrial. It breeds in still water ponds from May to June, laying about 47 eggs, which are spread flat in the grass...
Hainan Yaoteng is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and the genus Yaoteng. It lives in mountainous areas of tropical rain forests at an altitude of 770-950m. It reproduces around May and lays eggs under wet leaves on the banks of ponds in mountain depressions. The eggs are piled up, with 58-9...
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