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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Paramesotriton |
| Species: | P. guangxiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Paramesotriton guangxiensis (Huang, Tang & Tang, 1983)
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| Synonyms | |
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Trituroides guanxiensis Huang, Tang & Tang, 1983 | |
Female Guangxi warty newts reach a total length of 134 mm (5.3 in), males are slightly longer.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Paramesotriton guangxiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022. 2022.
- ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 50. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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