The Yunnan lake newt (Cynops wolterstorffi) was a species of newts. Yunnan Lake Newt SCIENTIFIC NAME: CYNOPS WOLTERSTORFFI LAST SEEN: 1979 IN CHINA YEARS LOST: 41. The list is based on scientific assessment of an organism's status by experts. Welcome to TreeNames.net.You can view our List of Common Tree Names, or a List of Botanical Tree Names to identify the common or botanical tree name or type. - Buy this stock photo and explore similar images at Adobe Stock [2] It was only found near the Kunming Lake in Yunnan, China. A database of the world's recently extinct species of plants, animals and fungi, starting from 126,000 years ago. 2 Brochure MARE-EN.indd 2 8/12/14 17:19. Such was the case with the Yunnan lake newt, Cynops wolterstorffi, which lived along the rim of Kunming Lake in the Chinese province of Yunnan. Pine trees are all evergreens and possess needles as leaves and cones as part of their reproductive system. 2004. It was found in shallow lake waters and adjacent freshwater habitats. Yunnan Stone Forest or Shilin on Chinese, covers an area of 5 square kilometers, and it is the countless stone columns of which are about 2 meters high, and others even 30 meters. The Latin name of the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey roxellana is inspired by the snub-nosed courtesan of a sultan of the Ottoman Empire, ‘Suleiman the Magnificent’, who ruled during the 1500s. Though not langurs, these primates are often referred to as ‘snub-nosed langurs’ in some local regions. Until recently, there has been little focus on amphibian extinctions. For instance, Spruce Plateau (Yunshan Plateau) is grassland with gigantic spruces whilst Ganhaizi (Dry Sea Meadow) used to be a highland lake as its name tells, the meadow was formed after the water had dried up. Newts are threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation and pollution. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Version 2011.1) records only 37 amphibian species as having become extinct (IUCN 2010ab; IUCN 2011), but two of these species have been rediscovered: the Holdridge’s Toad (Incilius holdridgei) in 2010 and the Vegas Vally Leopard Frog (Rana fisheri) and Hula … Despite extensive surveys, it has not been seen since 1979, and is therefore considered extinct. Pine trees can be found on all continents around the world except Antarctica. It was found in shallow lake waters and adjacent freshwater habitats. It's better to work with just one word. It was only found near the Kunming Lake in Yunnan, China. It was also known as Wolterstorff's newt. It was only found near the Kunming Lake in Yunnan, China. Don't put several things at once or else the search will return nothing. This is not Google :P References. Facts about the Pinus Genus of Trees. The tree name "Oak" is also used for the common names of some species in related genera, especially those listed in the Lithocarpus genus.