Paramesotriton hongkongensis (Myers & Leviton, 1962)
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.
Paramesotriton hongkongensis (Hong Kong Newt) in the House of the Sciences, in Corunna, Galicia, Spain
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Hong Kong warty newt or Hong Kong newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis, see also the synonyms) is a species of salamander (newt) found in Hong Kong. Once thought to be endemic to the territory, the species has also been found in the coastal parts of Guangdong Province. It is the only Urodela living in Hong Kong.
This newt is considered by some naturalists as a subspecies of Paramesotriton chinensis. However, some disagree with such a classification based on the disjunctive distribution of the two, and the differences in their physical appearance and habitat preference.
Wikipedia contributors, Hong Kong 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 hongkongensis (Myers & Leviton, 1962)
- Name authority
- (Myers & Leviton, 1962)
- 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 hongkongensis (Myers & Leviton, 1962)
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 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 caudopunctatus (Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1973) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Trituroides hongkongensis Myers & Leviton, 1962 Myers & Leviton, 1962 | synonym |
| Paramesotriton chinensis hongkongensis (Myers & Leviton, 1962) (Myers & Leviton, 1962) | 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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=775933 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.
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:4D374. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.