The Chuxiong fire-bellied newt (Cynops cyanurus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae that is endemic to China where it is only found in Guizhou and Yunnan. It also occurs in Kunming Lake.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Cynops |
| Species: | C. cyanurus
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| Cynops cyanurus Liu, Hu & Yang, 1962
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ Yang Datong, Lu Shunqing (2004). "Cynops cyanurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59440A11941868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59440A11941868.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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