Paramesotriton caudopunctatus (Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1973)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Spot-tailed warty newt; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:36:03.601928+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paramesotriton caudopunctatus (Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1973)
- Name authority
- (Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1973)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Paramesotriton
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familySalamandridae Goldfuss, 1820
- subfamilyPleurodelinae Tschudi, 1838
- genusParamesotriton Chang, 1935
- speciesParamesotriton caudopunctatus (Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1973)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paramesotriton. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Paramesotriton deloustali (Bourret, 1934) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paramesotriton fuzhongensis Wen, 1989 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paramesotriton hongkongensis (Myers & Leviton, 1962) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paramesotriton labiatus (Unterstein, 1930) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paramesotriton maolanensis Gu, Chen, Tian, Li & Ran, 2012 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paramesotriton qixilingensis Yan, Zhao, Jiang, Hou, He, Murphy & Che, 2014 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paramesotriton zhijinensis Li, Tian & Gu, 2008 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paramesotriton chinensis (Gray, 1859) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paramesotriton guangxiensis (Huang, Tang & Tang, 1983) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paramesotriton longliensis Li, Tian, Gu & Xiong, 2008 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paramesotriton yunwuensis Wu, Jiang & Hanken, 2010 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Allomesotriton caudopunctatus (Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1973) (Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1973) | synonym |
| Trituroides caudopunctatus Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1973 Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1973 | synonym |
| Paramesotriton caudomaculatus Seidel, 1981 Seidel, 1981 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1973) Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4D36V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.