Laos warty newt

The Laos warty newt (Laotriton 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.

Laos warty newt
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae
Subfamily:	Pleurodelinae
Genus:	Laotriton Dubois [fr] and Raffaëlli, 2009
Species:	L. laoensis
Binomial name
Laotriton laoensis (Stuart [fr] and Papenfuss, 2002)
Synonyms
Paramesotriton laoensis Stuart & Papenfuss, 2002[3]

Sometimes this newt is classified as Paramesotriton laoensis.^[4][5][6]

Since 1999, the population of this newt in the wild has been decimated by wildlife trading networks.^[7]