Paramesotriton qixilingensis Yan, Zhao, Jiang, Hou, He, Murphy & Che, 2014
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paramesotriton qixilingensis Yan, Zhao, Jiang, Hou, He, Murphy & Che, 2014
- Name authority
- Yan, Zhao, Jiang, Hou, He, Murphy & Che, 2014
- 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 qixilingensis Yan, Zhao, Jiang, Hou, He, Murphy & Che, 2014
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 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 |
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=1100444 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:4D379. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.