Pachytriton
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Subfamily: | Pleurodelinae |
| Genus: | Pachytriton Boulenger, 1879 |
| Type species | |
| Triton brevipes Sauvage, 1877
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pingia Chang, 1935 | |
Pachytriton, also known as the paddle-tail newts or Chinese newts, is a genus of salamanders in the family Salamandridae.[2][1] They are found in southeastern China.[1]
Species
[edit]There are ten species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Pachytriton airobranchiatus Li, Yuan, Li, and Wu, 2018 | Guangdong, China | |
| Pachytriton archospotus Shen, Shen, and Mo, 2008 | Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangdong, China | |
| Pachytriton brevipes (Sauvage, 1876) — spotted paddle-tail newt | southeastern China | |
| Pachytriton changi Nishikawa, Matsui, and Jiang, 2012 | Guangdong, China | |
| Pachytriton feii Nishikawa, Jiang, and Matsui, 2011 | Anhui, and southeastern Henan, China | |
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Pachytriton granulosus Chang, 1933 | Zhejiang, China |
| Pachytriton inexpectatus Nishikawa, Jiang, Matsui, and Mo, 2011 | Guizhou, Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi provinces | |
| Pachytriton moi Nishikawa, Jiang, and Matsui, 2011 | Guangxi, China | |
| Pachytriton wuguanfui Yuan, Zhang, and Che, 2016 | Hunan and Guangxi in southern China | |
| Pachytriton xanthospilos Wu, Wang, and Hanken, 2012 | Guangdong and Guangxi in southern China |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Pachytriton Boulenger, 1878". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Max Sparreboom (2011). "Pachytriton Boulenger, 1878". Salamanders of the Old World. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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