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Spot-tailed warty newt

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Spot-tailed warty newt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Paramesotriton
Species:
P. caudopunctatus
Binomial name
Paramesotriton caudopunctatus
Liu & Hu, 1973

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]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Paramesotriton caudopunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T79101514A63867899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T79101514A63867899.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  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.