Pachytriton


Pachytriton, also known as the paddle-tail newts or Chinese newts, is a genus of salamanders in the family Salamandridae. They are found in southeastern China.

Species

There are ten species:
ImageScientific nameDistribution
Pachytriton airobranchiatus Li, Yuan, Li, and Wu, 2018Guangdong, China
Pachytriton archospotus Shen, Shen, and Mo, 2008Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangdong, China
Pachytriton brevipesspotted paddle-tail newtsoutheastern China
Pachytriton changi Nishikawa, Matsui, and Jiang, 2012Guangdong, China
Pachytriton cheni ''Anhui, China
Pachytriton feii Nishikawa, Jiang, and Matsui, 2011Anhui, and southeastern Henan, China
Pachytriton granulosus Chang, 1933Zhejiang, China
Pachytriton inexpectatus Nishikawa, Jiang, Matsui, and Mo, 2011Guizhou, Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi provinces
Pachytriton moi Nishikawa, Jiang, and Matsui, 2011Guangxi, China
Pachytriton wuguanfui Yuan, Zhang, and Che, 2016Hunan and Guangxi in southern China
Pachytriton xanthospilos Wu, Wang, and Hanken, 2012Guangdong and Guangxi in southern China