Paramesotriton guangxiensis

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.

Paramesotriton guangxiensis
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 guanxiensis (incorrect spelling)

Female Guangxi warty newts reach a total length of 134 mm (5.3 in), males are slightly longer.^[2]

References

1. "Paramesotriton guangxiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022. 2022.
2. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 50. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.