Wildlifeof China
Black-spotted Stout Newt
Salamanders & Newts
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Pachytriton brevipes
China Red List: Least Concern (LC)
Basic stats
Diet
Worms, insects and small fish
Habitat
Streams; almost exclusively aquatic
Range
South-eastern China
The spotted paddle-tail newt is an amphibian native to south-eastern China, described in 1876. It is a stout-bodied, smooth-skinned, aquatic newt of the family Salamandridae, closely related to the spotless paddle-tail newt, and lives in streams. It is characterised by its long, paddle-shaped tail used for propulsion, and breeding males may develop bluish-white spots (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is an aggressive hunter and feeder, carnivorous, eating worms, insects and small fish. It is almost exclusively aquatic, though it will leave the water at times, and its breeding behaviour is unknown (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Black-spotted Stout Newt eat?
- Worms, insects and small fish
- What habitat does the Black-spotted Stout Newt live in?
- Streams; almost exclusively aquatic
- Where is the Black-spotted Stout Newt found?
- South-eastern China