Laos warty newt
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| Species: | P. laoensis
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| Paramesotriton laoensis Stuart & Papenfuss, 2002 [2]
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Laotriton laoensis (Stuart & Papenfuss, 2002)[3] | |
The Laos warty newt, Paramesotriton laoensis, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found only in the Saysomboun Special Zone and Phou Kout District in Xiangkhouang Province, Laos. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rivers. In 2014, it is classed as Endangered.
Sometimes this newt is classified under its own genus as Laotriton laoensis.[3][4]
Since 1999, the population of this newt in the wild has been decimated by wildlife trading networks.[5]
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ Stuart, B. L.; Papenfuss, T. J. (2002). "A new salamander of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Laos". Journal of Herpetology. 36 (2): 145–148. doi:10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0145:ANSOTG]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ a b Amphibiaweb - Laotriton
- ^ Dubois, Alain; Jean Raffaëlli (2009). "A new ergotaxonomy of the family Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 (Amphibia, Urodela)" (PDF). Alytes. 26: 1–85.
- ^ "Should the location of newly discovered species be hidden?". BBC.
External links
- Pictures
- Picture
- Laotriton laoensis feeding
- Salamanders of the Old World - Laotriton laoensis
- The dark side of new species discovery
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