Paramesotriton
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Paramesotriton is a genus of salamander
Salamander
Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...

 in the Salamandridae
Salamandridae
Salamandridae is a family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. Currently, 74 species have been identified in the northern hemisphere - Europe, Asia, the northern tip of Africa and North America...

 family.
It contains the following species:
  • Spot-Tailed Warty Newt
    Spot-Tailed Warty Newt
    The Spot-Tailed Warty Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers....

     (Paramesotriton caudopunctatus)
  • Chinese Warty Newt
    Chinese Warty Newt
    The Chinese Warty Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China, with a range extending from Chongqing to Hunan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi Provinces in Central China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland...

     (Paramesotriton chinensis)
  • Tam Dao Salamander
    Tam Dao Salamander
    The Tam Dao Salamander or Vietnamese Salamander is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in Vietnam....

     (Paramesotriton deloustali)
  • Ermi Zhao Warty Newt (Paramesotriton ermizhaoi) Wu, Rovito, Papenfuss & Hanken, 2009
  • Wanggao Warty Newt
    Wanggao Warty Newt
    The Wanggao Warty Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.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...

     (Paramesotriton fuzhongensis)
  • Guangxi Warty Newt
    Guangxi Warty Newt
    The Guangxi Warty Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers....

     (Paramesotriton guanxiensis)
  • Hong Kong Newt
    Hong Kong Newt
    Hong Kong Newt is the only species of salamander , found in Hong Kong. Once thought to be endemic to the territory, the species has also been found in the coastal parts of Guangdong Province.The newt is treated by some naturalists as a sub-species of Paramesotriton chinensis...

     (Paramesotriton hongkongensis)
  • Paramesotriton laoensis
    Paramesotriton laoensis
    Paramesotriton laoensis is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family.It is found only in the Saysomboun Special Zone and Phoukhout District in Xiangkhouang Province, Laos....

  • Paramesotriton longliensis
  • Paramesotriton zhijinensis
    Paramesotriton zhijinensis
    Paramesotriton zhijinensis is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found only in Shuangyan Pond , 1310 m, Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China ....

    Zhao, Che, Zhou, Chen, Zhao & Zhang, 2008

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