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Tylototriton

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Pleurodelinae

Higher classification
  
Salamandridae

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Salamandridae

Scientific name
  
Tylototriton

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Salamander

Tylototriton Tylototriton shanjing in Western Yunnan Caudataorg Newt and

Lower classifications
  
Himalayan newt, Tylototriton shanjing, Red‑tailed knobby newt, Black knobby newt, Wenxian knobby newt

Tylototriton is a genus of newts known as crocodile newts or knobby newts. About 14 known species are in this genus. Many species have been described just recently. They range from northeastern India and Nepal through Burma to northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and southern China.

Contents

Tylototriton CalPhotos Tylototriton shanjing Yunnan Newt

Red tailed knobby newt tylototriton kweichowensis


Species

Tylototriton CalPhotos Tylototriton verrucosus Himalayan Newt

  • Angular-headed newt/Klingon Newt (T. anguliceps)
  • Black knobby newt (T. asperrimus)
  • T. broadoridgus
  • T. dabienicus
  • Hainan knobby newt (T. hainanensis)
  • T. himalayanus
  • Red-tailed knobby newt (T. kweichowensis)
  • Laos knobby newt (T. notialis)
  • T. panhai
  • Southern Sichuan crocodile newt (T. pseudoverrucosus)
  • T. shanorum
  • Emperor newt (T. shanjing)
  • Taliang knobby newt (T. taliangensis)
  • T. uyenoi
  • Himalayan (crocodile) newt (T. verrucosus)
  • Vietnamese crocodile newt (T. vietnamensis)
  • Wenxian knobby newt (T. wenxianensis)
  • Tiannan crocodile newt (T. yangi)
  • Ziegler's crocodile newt (T. ziegleri)

    • Phylogeny

    The following phylogeny of Tylototriton is from Nishikawa, Matsui & Rao (2014).

    Tylototriton Tylototriton kweichowensissp Caudataorg Newt and Salamander Forum

    Tylototriton wwwcaudataorgccimagesspeciesTylototritonTs

    Tylototriton Caudata Culture Species Entry Tylototriton verrucosus

    References

    Tylototriton Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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