Paramesotriton zhijinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Salamandridae
Subfamilia: Pleurodelinae
Genus: Paramesotriton
Species: Paramesotriton zhijinensis

Name

Paramesotriton zhijinensis Li, Tian & Gu, 2008

• Original genus: Paramesotriton Chang, 1935
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: designated
  • Description: 'adult male'
  • Repository: LTHC 0705123
• Type locality: 'Shuangyantang, Zhijin County, Guizhou Province (26° 39´ N, 105° 45´ E) with an elevation of 1310 m'

Synonymy

• Paramesotriton zhijinensis Zhao et al., 2008 [Primary homonym and subjective synonym of Paramesotriton zhijinensis Li, Tian & Gu, 2008]

• Original genus: Paramesotriton Chang, 1935
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: designated
  • Description: 'adult female'
  • Repository: Bijie College, Guizhou BJC20070129001
• Type locality: 'Shuangyan Pond (26°40’N 105°46’ E), 1310 m, Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, P. R. China'

References

• Li, S.; Tian, Y.-Z.; Gu, X.-M. 2008: A new species of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata, Salamandridae). Acta zootaxonomica sinica 33(2): 410–413. Abstract (in Chinese) and full article (PDF) on CNKI Reference page.  [See p. 410]
• Zghao, H.-T., Che, J., Zhou, W.-W., Chen, Y.-X., Zhao, H.-P. & Zhang, Y.-P. 2008. A new species of Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Guizhou Province, China. Zootaxa 1775(1): 51–60. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1775.1.4 Reference page.  [See p. 56]
• Study on the skeletal system of Paramesotriton zhijinensis (Caudata: Salamandridae).
• The biological characteristics and protection measures of Paramesotriton zhijinensis.

Links

• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Paramesotriton zhijinensis
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Paramesotriton zhijinensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Paramesotriton zhijinensis  (Unknown category) Downloaded on 9 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Zhijin Warty newt