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Emperor newt, Tylototriton shanjing, is also called Mandarin newt or Mandarin salamander (in Chinese 红瘰疣螈), Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China.

It is a highly toxic newt native to a small area in Yunnan, China. They like to live in pools and slow-moving streams in subtropical forests at an altitude between 1 000 m to 2 500 metres above sea level.

The major threat is over-collecting for traditional medicine. Small numbers are ending up in the pet trade, and its habitats are threatened by development for human settlement.

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Emperor newt, Tylototriton shanjing, is also called Mandarin newt or Mandarin salamander (in Chinese 红瘰疣螈), Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China.<br />
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It is a highly toxic newt native to a small area in Yunnan, China. They like to live in pools and slow-moving streams in subtropical forests at an altitude between 1 000 m to 2 500 metres above sea level.<br />
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The major threat is over-collecting for traditional medicine. Small numbers are ending up in the pet trade, and its habitats are threatened by development for human settlement.