Hypselotriton orphicus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Salamandridae
Subfamilia: Pleurodelinae
Genus: Hypselotriton
Species: Hypselotriton orphicus

Name

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Hypselotriton orphicus Risch, 1983

Type locality: "Dayang (Tai-Yong), Shantou Region, Guangdong Province, China, 23° 35´ N, 115° 51´ E, altitude 640 m".

Holotype: MVZ 22474.

Synonyms

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  • Cynops orphicus Risch, 1983
  • Hypselotriton (Pingia) orphicus — Dubois and Raffaëlli, 2009

References

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  • Risch, J.-P. 1983. Cynops orphicus, a new salamander from Guangdong Province, South China (Amphibia, Caudata, Salamandridae). Alytes 2: 45–52.
  • Dubois, A. & J. Raffaëlli. 2009: A new ergotaxonomy of the family Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 (Amphibia, Urodela). Alytes. Paris 26: 1–85.
  • AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Hypselotriton orphicus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
  • 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Hypselotriton orphicus  (Endangered) Downloaded on 7 August 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Dayang Newt