Animal Profile IUCN: LC

Yaotriton anhuiensis

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Scientific Name Yaotriton anhuiensis

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IUCN Status LC

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Anhui Yaozhi is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and genus Yaozhi. It lives in subtropical mountain forests at an altitude of 1000–1200m, and is often seen in bamboo forests or under dry branches and leaves. Adults live more on land during the non-breeding season, and are often seen in small ponds or the edge of small ponds, or on the wet ground under stones, or in wet and rotten corn straw piles during the breeding season.

Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".

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Key characteristics, appearance, and habitat information.

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Appearance

The head is longer than the head is wide; the bony ridges on the side of the head are obvious, and the posterior edge is curved inward; the tail length is shorter than the length of the head and body; the caudal and ventral fin folds extend to the posterior edge of the cloaca; the ends and ventral surface of the fingers, the skin around the cloaca and the lower edge of the tail Orange.

Distribution & Habitat

In China, it is distributed in Anhui (Yuexi, southern Dabie Mountain area).
It lives in subtropical mountain forests at an altitude of 1000–1200m, and is often found in bamboo forests or under dry branches and leaves.

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