Chinese Warty Newt

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Chinese Warty Newt
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Paramesotriton
Species: P. chinensis
Binomial name
Paramesotriton chinensis
Gray, 1859

The Chinese Warty Newt (Paramesotriton chinensis) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found only in China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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