Spot-tailed warty newt

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Spot-tailed warty newt
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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. 1 2 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.


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