Laotriton laoensis

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: Laotriton
Species: Laotriton laoensis

Name

Laotriton laoensis (Stuart & Papenfuss, 2002)

Type locality: "Laos (Lao PDR), Saysamboun Special Zone, in pool of Houay Sang Kat Stream (18° 52´ 49 N 103° 06´ 32 E; 1160 m elevation) at base of Phou Sang Kat mountain".

Holotype: FMNH 257856.

Synonyms

• Paramesotriton laoensis Stuart & Papenfuss, 2002 (protonym)
• Laotriton laoensis — Dubois & Raffaëlli, 2009

References

Primary references

• Stuart, B.L.; Papenfuss, T.J. 2002: A new salamander of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Laos. Journal of herpetology 36(2): 145-148. DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0145:ANSOTG]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 
• Dubois, A. & J. Raffaëlli. 2009: A new ergotaxonomy of the family Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 (Amphibia, Urodela). Alytes. Paris, 26: 1–85. Full Article [See p. 48]

Additional references

• [True salamanders of the genus Paramesotriton - the Vietnamese and Laos wart salamander.]
• New species of the Hygrobates salamandrarum-group (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) from Southeast Asia.
• [Rearing of the Tam Dao newt and the Laos newt.]
• [Care and breeding of the wart salamander (Paramesotriton laoensis).]
• [F2 generation of the Laos newt (Laotriton laoensis) - an example of a successful breeding project in the newt records of the German Herpetology Society.]
• [Care and breeding of the Laos salamander Laotriton (syn: Paramesotriton) laoensis - part 2.]
• Distribution, Natural History, and Conservation of the Lao Newt (Laotriton laoensis) (Caudata: Salamandridae).
• Predicting Environmental Suitability for a Rare and Threatened Species (Lao Newt, Laotriton laoensis) Using Validated Species Distribution Models.

Links

• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Laotriton laoensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• IUCN: Laotriton laoensis  (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Laos Warty newt