Paramesotriton
Paramesotriton, also known as warty newts or Asian warty newts, is a genus of salamanders in the family Salamandridae. The genus is found in southwestern and southern China and in northern Vietnam. Most of the species are endemic to China, and the majority of them have been described recently, since 2008. The genus includes both pond and stream dwellers.
Taxonomy and systematics
The sister taxon of Paramesotriton is Laotriton. The genus may be divided into two species groups, Paramesotriton and Allomesotriton.
Description
Paramesotriton have a dark brown dorsum with a prominent vertebral ridge, often also a pair of lateral ridges. The tail is high and laterally compressed. Skin texture varies from relatively smooth to very rough. Paramesotriton hongkongensis has toxic skin and ova, as has been shown for many other salamanders.
Species
Paramesotriton contains the following 14 species:Paramesotriton aurantius Yuan, Wu, Zhou, and Che, 2016Paramesotriton caudopunctatus — spot-tailed warty newtParamesotriton chinensis — Chinese warty newtParamesotriton deloustali — Tam [Dao salamander], Vietnamese salamanderParamesotriton fuzhongensis Wen, 1989 — Wanggao warty newtParamesotriton guangxiensis — Guangxi warty newtParamesotriton hongkongensis — Hong Kong warty newt, Hong Kong newtParamesotriton labiatus Paramesotriton longliensis Li, Tian, Gu, and Xiong, 2008Paramesotriton maolanensis Gu, Chen, Tian, Li, and Ran, 2012Paramesotriton qixilingensis Yan, Zhao, Jiang, Hou, He, Murphy, and Che, 2014Paramesotriton wulingensis Wang, Tian, and Gu, 2013Paramesotriton yunwuensis Wu, Jiang, and Hanken, 2010Paramesotriton zhijinensis Li, Tian, and Gu, 2008 — Zhijin warty newt
Intrinsic phylogeny tree of genus ''Paramesotriton.''