Tylototriton shanjing
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Description: Several photographs of the Mandarin Newt, description, natural range and habitat, housing, feeding and breeding.
Caudata Culture Species Entry - Tylototriton shanjing Emperor Newt, Halloween Newt, Mandarin Salamander China: western, central and southern Yunnan Nussbaum, Brodie & Yang, 1995 A robust newt with granular skin and prominent boney ridges on the head and spine. A row of warts runs down each side. “The dorsolateral surfaces of these salamanders are marked vividly with orange, including the cranial crests, parotoid glands, middorsal crest, and lateral warts. In addition, the lower sides, limbs, tail, and venter are various hues of orange-yellow” (Nussbaum et. al., 1995). The rest of the animal is dark brown to black. The brightness of the orange markings varies between yellow-orange to almost rust colored. Although color varies between individuals, the patterns of the markings are relatively constant. Only slight variation is noted in the extent of orange coloration.
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