Guangxi warty newt

Paramesotriton guanxiensis
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Paramesotriton
Species:	P. guanxiensis
Binomial name
*Paramesotriton guanxiensis* Huang, Tang & Tang, 1983
Synonyms
Trituroides guanxiensis Huang, Tang & Tang, 1983 Paramesotriton guangxiensis (incorrect spelling)

The Guangxi warty newt (Paramesotriton guanxiensis) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found only in China: it is only known from Paiyangshan, Ningming County, in Guangxi Province. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Female Guangxi warty newts reach a total length of 134 mm (5.3 in), males are slightly longer.^[1]

References

Yuan Zhigang, Zhao Ermi, Lu Shunqing 2004. Paramesotriton guanxiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.

↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 50. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.

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