- English Common Name
- Sword-tailed Newt
- Scientific name
- Cynops ensicauda
- Taxonomy
- Order: Caudada, Family: Salamandridae
- Size
- 14 cm – 18 cm
- Species Distribution
- Amami and Okinawa Groups
- Okinawan Common Name
- Akawatah, Sohji Muyah (general name for geckos)
- Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Near Threatened
- Japanese Red List of Threatened Species: Near Threatened
- It is named after the shape of its tail. The abdomen has a characteristic orange pattern. Depending on the environment, Sword-tailed Newts can be poisonous. If you touch them, make sure you wash contacted areas very well.
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- Updated September 2017
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