Biology:Laos warty newt

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Laos warty newt
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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P. laoensis
Binomial name
Paramesotriton laoensis
Stuart & Papenfuss, 2002 [2]
Synonyms

Laotriton laoensis (Stuart & Papenfuss, 2002)[3]

The Laos warty newt, Paramesotriton laoensis, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found only in the Saysomboun Special Zone and Phou Kout District in Xiangkhouang Province, Laos. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rivers. In 2014, it is classed as Endangered.

Sometimes this newt is classified under its own genus as Laotriton laoensis.[3][4]

Since 1999, the population of this newt in the wild has been decimated by wildlife trading networks.[5]

References

  1. Template:IUCN
  2. Stuart, B. L.; Papenfuss, T. J. (2002). "A new salamander of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Laos". Journal of Herpetology 36 (2): 145–148. doi:10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0145:ANSOTG2.0.CO;2]. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Amphibiaweb - Laotriton
  4. Dubois, Alain; Jean Raffaëlli (2009). "A new ergotaxonomy of the family Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 (Amphibia, Urodela)". Alytes 26: 1–85. http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/1201.pdf. 
  5. "Should the location of newly discovered species be hidden?". BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17386764. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1945811 entry