Chinese warty newt
| Chinese warty newt | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Paramesotriton |
| Species: | P. chinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Paramesotriton chinensis Gray, 1859
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The Chinese warty newt (Paramesotriton chinensis) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found only in China, with a range extending from Chongqing to Hunan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi Provinces in Central China.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. Female Chinese warty newts reach total length of 151 mm (5.9 in), males are slightly shorter.[3]
References[]
- ^ Gu Huiqing, Geng Baorong, Yuan Zhigang (2004). "Paramesotriton chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59457A11945154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59457A11945154.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Caudata Culture Species Entry – Paramesotriton chinensis. Caudata.org. Retrieved on 2013-01-02.
- ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 48. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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