Tylototriton
| Tylototriton | |
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| Tylototriton shanjing | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Subfamily: | Pleurodelinae |
| Genus: | Tylototriton Andersson, 1871 |
| Type species | |
| Tylototriton verrucosus Anderson, 1871 | |
Tylototriton is a genus of newts known as crocodile newts or knobby newts. About 14 known species are in this genus.[1][2][3] Many species have been described just recently. They range from northeastern India and Nepal through Burma to northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and southern China.[2]
Species
- Angular-headed newt (T. anguliceps)
- Black knobby newt (T. asperrimus)
- T. broadoridgus
- T. dabienicus
- Hainan knobby newt (T. hainanensis)
- T. himalayanus
- Red-tailed knobby newt (T. kweichowensis)
- Laos knobby newt (T. notialis)
- T. panhai
- Southern Sichuan crocodile newt (T. pseudoverrucosus)
- T. shanorum[4]
- Emperor newt (T. shanjing)
- Taliang knobby newt (T. taliangensis)
- T. uyenoi
- Himalayan (crocodile) newt (T. verrucosus)
- Vietnamese crocodile newt (T. vietnamensis)
- Wenxian knobby newt (T. wenxianensis)
- Tiannan crocodile newt (T. yangi)
- Ziegler's crocodile newt (T. ziegleri)[3]
References
- ↑ Max Sparreboom (2013). "Tylototriton Anderson, 1871". Salamanders of the Old World. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Tylototriton Anderson, 1871". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- 1 2 Nishikawa, Kanto; Masafumi Matsui; Tao Thien Nguyen (2013). "A new species of Tylototriton from northern Vietnam (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae)". Current Herpetology 32: 34–49. doi:10.5358/hsj.32.34.
- ↑ Nishikawa, et al: A NEW SPECIES OF TYLOTOTRITON (AMPHIBIA: URODELA: SALAMANDRIDAE) FROM CENTRAL MYANMAR
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