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Spot-tailed warty newt
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Paramesotriton
Species:	P. caudopunctatus
Binomial name
Paramesotriton caudopunctatus Liu & Hu, 1973

The spot-tailed warty newt (Paramesotriton caudopunctatus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae only found in central China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. Female spot-tailed warty newts reach a total length of 155 mm (6.1 in), males are slightly shorter.

References

1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Paramesotriton caudopunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T79101514A63867899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T79101514A63867899.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 46. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.

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