Sword-tail newt

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q393887
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Sword-tail newt

Summary

Sword-tail newt is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sword-tail newt's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sword-tail newt is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Sword-tail newt's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Sword-tail newt belongs to the parent taxon Fire belly newts[6].
  • Sword-tail newt is endemic to Japan[7].
  • Sword-tail newt is endemic to Ryukyu Islands[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sword-tail newt is Cynops ensicauda[9].
  • Sword-tail newt's Commons category is recorded as Cynops ensicauda[10].
  • Sword-tail newt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cynops ensicauda[11].
  • Sword-tail newt's Commons gallery is recorded as Cynops ensicauda[12].
  • Sword-tail newt's original combination is recorded as Triton ensicauda[13].
  • Sword-tail newt is commonly known as Sword-tailed newt[14].
  • Sword-tail newt is commonly known as Sword-tailed Newt[15].
  • Sword-tail newt's taxon range is recorded as Amami Islands[16].
  • Sword-tail newt's taxon range is recorded as Okinawa Islands[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sword-tail newt is Cynops ensicauda[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Fire belly newts[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Sword-tailed newt[14].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Japan[7] and Ryukyu Islands[8].

Identifiers

Sword-tail newt's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 27788[18]. Sword-tail newt's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 102207[19]. Sword-tail newt's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 324421[20]. Sword-tail newt's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2431863[21]. Sword-tail newt's ITIS TSN is recorded as 668364[22].

Why It Matters

Sword-tail newt ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id → 66818
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    Endemic to → Japan, Ryukyu Islands
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6018]]: 66818, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270952|batch #270952]]"
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