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‘Fire-bellied’ creature found in waterhole on mountain in China. It’s a new species
Near the base of a mountain in eastern ... animals and, after taking a closer look, realized they’d discovered a new species: Hypselotriton huanggangensis, or the Huanggangshan fire-bellied newt.
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A juvenile eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) traversing the Appalachian landscape. Eastern newts are among the most susceptible species tested to Bsal chytridiomycosis. Photo by A.
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‘Slender’ lake creature with ‘fire’-like belly found in China. It’s a new species
In a mountain lake of eastern China ... the animals looked like a known species of newt. But when researchers analyzed the animals’ DNA, they realized they’d discovered a new species ...