Hypselotriton orphicus

Taxonavigation

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

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

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

References

• 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

English: Dayang Newt