Spot-tailed warty newt

The spot-tailed warty newt (Paramesotriton caudopunctatus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae only found in central China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1] Female spot-tailed warty newts reach a total length of 155 mm (6.1 in), males are slightly shorter.^[2]

Spot-tailed warty newt
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Paramesotriton
Species:	P. caudopunctatus
Binomial name
Paramesotriton caudopunctatus Liu & Hu, 1973