Okinawa Crocodile Newt
Echinotriton andersoni
Photo: Yung-Lun Lin (yunglunlin) / CC BY 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
A newt found only in the Okinawa Islands: Okinawa Island, Sesoko and Tokashiki. Its black body bears a row of wart-like bumps along each side where the rib tips protrude, each marked with a small red to dark-brown spot. It lives in forests, fields and parks near water. It was once grouped with the Amami population as "Iboimori" but was recognized as a separate species in 2022. Okinawa Prefecture designated it a Natural Monument, without specifying an area, under the name Iboimori.
- Scientific name
- Echinotriton andersoni
- Group
- Amphibians
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- EndangeredMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- オキナワイボイモリ
- 简体中文
- 冲绳疣螈
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The Okinawa Crocodile Newt is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
The Okinawa Crocodile Newt is listed as "Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as オキナワイボイモリ).
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