Tylototriton guilinensis

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: Tylototriton
Subgenus: Tylototriton (Yaotriton)
Species: Tylototriton guilinensis

Name

Tylototriton guilinensis Xiao, Chen, Wu, Pan, Chen, Yu & Huang, 2026: 678

• Holotype: GXNU YU001042, adult ♂, collected by Wei Xiao and Xinbin Chen on 16 July 2025.
• Type locality: “Tianhu Lake, Quanzhou County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (26°06'34.22"N, 110°53'56.69"E, 1789 m elevation)”.

References

Primary references

• Xiao, W., Chen, X.-B., Wu, X.-J., Pan, Y.-Q., Chen, J., Yu, G.-H. & Huang, H.-Y. 2026. A new species of genus Tylototriton (Caudata, Salamandridae) from northeastern Guangxi, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(2): 671–686. DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.184792 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Guilin Crocodile Newt