Tylototriton shanjing

Tylototriton shanjing
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Tylototriton
Species:
T. shanjing
Binomial name
Tylototriton shanjing
Nussbaum, Brodie & Yang, 1995

Tylototriton shanjing, the emperor newt, Mandarin newt or Mandarin salamander, is a highly toxic newt native to Yunnan and parts of South China. It is sometimes seen in private collections, and is sometimes available for sale at certain reptile and amphibian-specializing pet stores and occasionally through captive breeders.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Tylototriton shanjing". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59485A63871498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59485A63871498.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.