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‘Fire-bellied’ creature found in waterhole on mountain in China. It’s a new species
Near the base of a mountain in eastern China, a “fire-bellied” creature swam through a small waterhole. Something about the “slender” animal caught the attention of passing scientists ...
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‘Slender’ lake creature with ‘fire’-like belly found in China. It’s a new species
But when researchers analyzed the animals’ DNA, they realized they’d discovered a new species: Hypselotriton (Cynotriton) oolong, or the oolong fire-bellied newt. Oolong fire-bellied newts are ...