Tylototriton wenxianensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
CAUDATA |
SALAMANDRIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Tylototriton wenxianensis |
| Species Authority: |
Fei, Ye and Yang, 1984 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Wenxian Knobby Newt |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
B2ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Fei Liang, Ye Changyuan |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because its Area of Occupancy is less than 2,000km2, it is known from only four locations, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is found in Wenxian in southern Gansu, Pingwu and Qingchuan in northern Sichuan, Leishan in eastern Guizhou, Zhongxian, Yunyang, Fengjie counties of Chongqing municipality and Shangzhi county of Hunan Province, China, from 650-2,500m asl.
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
It is not a common species, and is known from only four locations.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It inhabits forests near streams and pools in hilly areas. It probably breeds in pools.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
The major threat is habitat loss and degradation due to smallholder farming activities and subsistence wood collection.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Much of the range of this species is within protected areas.
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