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One last thought about the name of the Emperor Newt. Their scientific name is Tylotoritin shanjing<\/em>\u00a0is fun to say but also has an underlying meaning in Mandarin. The species name is derived from two Mandarin words, “shan” meaning “mountain” and “jing” meaning “spirit” or “demon”. I would have to think that any predator that has tasted the Emperor Newt probably agrees with the “demon” part. Oh and I forgot to tell you that the Emperor Newt is typically found at an elevation between 100 and 2500 metres (330 – 8200 feet), which explains where the “mountain” terminology came from. The next time you are walking through Yunnan, be on the lookout for the Mountain Demon also known as the Emperor Newt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While all of the Newt’s this week have been great, I think today’s animal, the Emperor Newt, is my favourite so far. Why? Well, there are a couple of reasons but it all starts with their cool and powerful name. This Newt just sounds like it is better than all the rest, doesn’t it? \u00a0They are also known as the Mandarin Newt, and can typically be found hanging around water bodies in Yunnan, China or in homes all across the world as wild specimens are often collected for the pet trade industry. Deceivingly Beautiful One of the characteristics that makes <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,2723,2724,2712,2711,2726,4025,2725],"yoast_head":"\n
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