Pachytriton moi Nishikawa, Jiang & Matsui, 2011
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
Pachytriton moi is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is endemic to Guangxi, China, and known from its type locality, Huaping National Nature Reserve in Longsheng County, and from Mao'er Mountain in Ziyuan County.
Wikipedia contributors, Pachytriton moi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:35:00.307983+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pachytriton moi Nishikawa, Jiang & Matsui, 2011
- Name authority
- Nishikawa, Jiang & Matsui, 2011
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Pachytriton
- 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
- genusPachytriton Boulenger, 1878
- speciesPachytriton moi Nishikawa, Jiang & Matsui, 2011
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pachytriton. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pachytriton airobranchiatus Li, Yuan, Li & Wu, 2018 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pachytriton brevipes (Sauvage, 1876) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pachytriton feii Nishikawa, Jiang & Matsui, 2011 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pachytriton inexpectatus Nishikawa, Jiang, Matsui & Mo, 2011 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pachytriton xanthospilos Wu, Wang & Hanken, 2012 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pachytriton archospotus Shen, Shen & Mo, 2008 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pachytriton changi Nishikawa, Matsui & Jiang, 2012 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pachytriton granulosus Chang, 1933 | 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=1099782 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:6TJ9H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.