Paramesotriton guangxiensis
Species of salamander
Paramesotriton guangxiensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Salamandridae |
Genus: | Paramesotriton |
Species: | P. guangxiensis |
Binomial name | |
Paramesotriton guangxiensis (Huang, Tang & Tang, 1983) | |
Synonyms | |
Trituroides guanxiensis Huang, Tang & Tang, 1983 |
Paramesotriton guangxiensis, the Guangxi warty newt, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found only in China: it is only known from Paiyangshan, Ningming County, in Guangxi Province. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Female Guangxi warty newts reach a total length of 134 mm (5.3 in), males are slightly longer.[2]
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