Paramesotriton
| Paramesotriton | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Paramesotriton hongkongensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Paramesotriton |
Paramesotriton, or (Asian) warty newts, is a genus of salamanders in the Salamandridae family. According to the Amphibian Species of the World, it contains the following species:[1]
- Spot-Tailed Warty Newt (Paramesotriton caudopunctatus)
- Chinese Warty Newt (Paramesotriton chinensis)
- Tam Dao Salamander (Paramesotriton deloustali)
- Ermi Zhao Warty Newt (Paramesotriton ermizhaoi Wu, Rovito, Papenfuss & Hanken, 2009)
- Wanggao Warty Newt (Paramesotriton fuzhongensis)
- Guangxi Warty Newt (Paramesotriton guangxiensis)
- Hong Kong Newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis)
- Paramesotriton longliensis Li, Tian, Gu, and Xiong, 2008
- Paramesotriton maolanensis Gu, Chen, Tian, Li, and Ran, 2012
- Paramesotriton yunwuensis Wu, Jiang, and Hanken, 2010
- Zhijin warty newt (Paramesotriton zhijinensis Zhao, Che, Zhou, Chen, Zhao & Zhang, 2008)
In addition, the following species may be included, although the Amphibian Species of the World, following Dubois and Raffaëlli, puts it to monotypic genus Laotriton:[2]
References
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Paramesotriton Chang, 1935". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ Dubois, Alain; Jean Raffaëlli (2009). "A new ergotaxonomy of the family Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 (Amphibia, Urodela)" (PDF). Alytes 26: 1–85.
External links
Data related to Paramesotriton at Wikispecies
Media related to Paramesotriton at Wikimedia Commons- Amphibiaweb
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