Anderson's Crocodile Newt: Echinotriton andersoni.

Conservation Status: Endangered 

Description: E. andersoni are relatively small ranging between 6-8 cm with a dark brown colouration; with bright orange pigmentations on their head, feet, vent and stripe beneath their tail.   

Distribution: Northern and Eastern Asia. Their habitats ranges from elevations at 100- 200m in forests, grasslands and swamps; vegetated areas with constantly humid substrates near streams, including manmade waterbodies such as sugar cane fields.  

Husbandry: E.andersoni thrive under naturalistic conditions similar to that of Tylototriton species with  mossy substrates, bark and vegetation. Although E. andersoni are completely terresstrial and rarely enter the water; it is advised to provide access to shallow water bodies. 

Sexing: 

Breeding: Breeding and ovipostion commences on terrestrial sites near shallow, shaded still water bodies. Eggs are spawned in several clutches. 

Temperament: Shy.  

Diet:  Adults are fed 2-3 times a week and juveniles fed daily to provide an abundance of food. The captive diet consists of earthworms (Dendrobaena veneta), wax-worms (Galleria mellonella), white-worm (Enchytraeus albidus), blood-worm (Glycera dibranchiata), small silent brown crickets (Acheta domestica) and woodlice (Oniscus asellus). A number of different techniques can be used to present animals food; scatter feeding and target feeding.

Lifespan: 15 years