Paramesotriton zhijinensis

Taxonavigation edit

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

Paramesotriton zhijinensis Li, Tian & Gu, 2008

Original genus: Paramesotriton Chang, 1935
Original status: valid species
Primary type: holotype
- Fixation: designated
- Description: 'adult male'
- Repository: LTHC 0705123
Type locality: 'Shuangyantang, Zhijin County, Guizhou Province (26° 39´ N, 105° 45´ E) with an elevation of 1310 m'

Paramesotriton zhijinensis Zhao et al., 2008 [Primary homonym and subjective synonym of Paramesotriton zhijinensis Li, Tian & Gu, 2008]

Original genus: Paramesotriton Chang, 1935
Original status: valid species
Primary type: holotype
- Fixation: designated
- Description: 'adult female'
- Repository: Bijie College, Guizhou BJC20070129001
Type locality: 'Shuangyan Pond (26°40’N 105°46’ E), 1310 m, Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, P. R. China'

Li, S.; Tian, Y.-Z.; Gu, X.-M. 2008: A new species of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata, Salamandridae). Acta zootaxonomica sinica 33(2): 410–413. Abstract (in Chinese) and full article (PDF) on CNKI Reference page. [See p. 410]
Zghao, H.-T., Che, J., Zhou, W.-W., Chen, Y.-X., Zhao, H.-P. & Zhang, Y.-P. 2008. A new species of Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Guizhou Province, China. Zootaxa 1775(1): 51–60. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1775.1.4 Reference page. [See p. 56]
Study on the skeletal system of Paramesotriton zhijinensis (Caudata: Salamandridae).
The biological characteristics and protection measures of Paramesotriton zhijinensis.

Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Paramesotriton zhijinensis
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Paramesotriton zhijinensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Paramesotriton zhijinensis (Unknown category) Downloaded on 9 August 2008.

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