- Chinese Warty Newt
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Chinese Warty Newt Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Salamandridae Genus: Paramesotriton Species: P. chinensis Binomial name Paramesotriton chinensis
Gray, 1859The Chinese Warty Newt (Paramesotriton chinensis) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found only in China, with a range extending from Chongqing to Hunan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi Provinces in Central China.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Huiqing, G., Baorong, G. & Zhigang, Y. 2004. Paramesotriton chinensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
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