Tam Dao salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Salamandridae |
Genus: | Paramesotriton |
Species: | P. deloustali
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Binomial name | |
Paramesotriton deloustali (Bourret, 1934)
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The Tam Dao salamander, Vietnamese salamander, or Vietnam warty newt (Paramesotriton deloustali) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found only in Vietnam and Yunnan, China.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss and poaching.