Tropical caudata

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mark

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are there any tropical newts and salamanders available to the hobbyist.
mark
 
Hi Mark,

There are a couple of species that will take tropical temperatures such as Cynops ensicauda ssp but the species that come from what is percieved to be tropical climes are typically found at the higher elevations and are fairly intolerant of excessive temperatures.
There are bolitoglossids (such as B. dolflini) that are imported into the USA but very few if any survive for more than six months at least some of these have been shown to be positive for chytrid.

Ed
 
Quite true about the "tropical" species, Ed. Bolitoglossa lincolni, for example, live in Guatemala and Mexico. Based on that information one might think that they live in a high-temp, high-humidity environment, but this is wrong. They inhabit the cloud forests from 6,500 to 9,500 feet above sea level, which is a quite cool environment.
 
thankyou both for your informative answers also is chytrid the amphibian fungal disease and how do you pronounce it once again thankyou
MARK
 
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