Paramesotriton

Paramesotriton
Paramesotriton hongkongensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
Genus: Paramesotriton
Chang, 1935
Type species
Mesotriton deloustali
Bourret, 1934
Species

14 species (see text)

Synonyms[1]
  • Mesotriton Bourret, 1934 — preoccupied by Mesotriton Bolkay, 1927
  • Trituroides Chang, 1935
  • Allomesotriton Freytag, 1983
  • Karstotriton Fei and Ye, 2016

Paramesotriton, also known as warty newts[1] or Asian warty newts,[2][3] is a genus of salamanders in the family Salamandridae.[1] The genus is found in southwestern and southern China and in northern Vietnam.[1][3] Most of the species are endemic to China, and the majority of them have been described recently, since 2008.[3] The genus includes both pond and stream dwellers.[4]

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