Chinese warty newt

The Chinese warty newt (Paramesotriton chinensis) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found only in China, with a range extending from Chongqing to Hunan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi Provinces in Central China.^[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN. Female Chinese warty newts reach total length of 151 mm (5.9 in), males are slightly shorter.^[3]

Chinese warty newt
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Paramesotriton
Species:	P. chinensis
Binomial name
Paramesotriton chinensis Gray, 1859