Spot-tailed warty newt

The spot-tailed warty newt (Paramesotriton caudopunctatus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae only found in central China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] Female spot-tailed warty newts reach a total length of 155 mm (6.1 in), males are slightly shorter.[2]

Spot-tailed warty newt

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Paramesotriton
Species:
P. caudopunctatus
Binomial name
Paramesotriton caudopunctatus
Liu & Hu, 1973

References

  1. Yuan, Z. & Lau, M.W.N. (2004). "Paramesotriton caudopunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 46. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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