Tam Dao salamander

Tam Dao salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Paramesotriton
Species:
P. deloustali
Binomial name
Paramesotriton deloustali
(Bourret, 1934)

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.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Paramesotriton deloustali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T16129A113959728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T16129A113959728.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Tran, Dung Van; Vu, Thinh Tien; Fukutani, Kazumi; Nishikawa, Kanto (18 August 2023). "Demographic and ecological niche dynamics of the Vietnam warty newt, Paramesotriton deloustali: Historical climate influences". PLOS ONE. 18 (8): e0290044. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0290044. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 10437943. PMID 37594998.