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IUCN CR · Critically endangered

Chinhai Spiny Crocodile Newt

Echinotriton chinhaiensis

The Chinhai spiny newt (Echinotriton chinhaiensis) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae, found only in a small section of Zhejiang province in eastern China. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater marshes, and ponds.

The Chinhai spiny newt is unique to the Beilun District east of Ningbo. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 27766.