Paramesotriton chongqingensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Caudata Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

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

Name

Paramesotriton chongqingensis Ma, Li, Yang, Wan, Ma, Shi & Wang, 2025: 2210

• Holotype: CMNH 1662, adult ♂, collected by Qi Ma on 30 June 2025.
• Type locality: “Ditang Township, Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing Municipality, China (29.61°N, 108.19°E; 718 m elevation)”.

References

Primary references

• Ma, Q., Li, S.-Z., Yang, X., Wan, L.-P., Ma, C.-C., Shi, S.-C. & Wang, Z.-J. 2025. Morphological and molecular evidence reveal a new species of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata, Salamandridae) from Chongqing, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(4): 2207–2220. DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.168621 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Chongqing Warty Newt