An Attempt at Captive Breeding of the Endangered Newt Echinotriton andersoni, from the Central Ryukyus in Japan

An Attempt at Captive Breeding of the Endangered Newt Echinotriton andersoni, from the Central Ryukyus in Japan

Anderson’s crocodile newt (Echinotriton andersoni) is distributed in the Central Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan, but environmental degradation and illegal collection over the last several decades have devastated the local populations. It has therefore been listed as a class B1 endangered species i...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Masayuki Sumida, Seiki Katsuren, Tamotsu Fujii, Shohei Oumi, Mohammed Mafizul Islam, Atsushi Kurabayashi, Takuma Nishitani, Miyuki Tado, Hirotaka Sugawara, Takeshi Igawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
captive breeding
endangered newt
natural monument
IUCN Red List
Echinotriton andersoni
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/3/3/680

Internet

http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/3/3/680

Similar Items