The Wanggao warty newt (Paramesotriton fuzhongensis) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found only in northeastern Guangxi, China, in Zhongshan, Fuchuan and Gongcheng counties. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wanggao warty newt | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Salamandridae |
Genus: | Paramesotriton |
Species: | P. fuzhongensis
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Binomial name | |
Paramesotriton fuzhongensis Wen, 1989
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References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Paramesotriton fuzhongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59458A63873307. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59458A63873307.en.