Black Knobby Newt

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Black Knobby Newt
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Tylototriton
Species: T. asperrimus
Binomial name
Tylototriton asperrimus
Unterstein, 1930

The Black Knobby Newt (Tylototriton asperrimus) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found in China and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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