Cynops orphicus Risch, 1983
Cynops orphicus Risch, 1983, Alytes, 2: 46. Holotype: MVZ 22474, by original designation. Type locality: "Dayang (Tai-Yong), Shantou Region, Guangdong Province, China, 23° 35´ N, 115° 51´ E, altitude 640 m".
Hypselotriton (Pingia) orphicus — Dubois and Raffaëlli, 2009, Alytes, 26: 45, 65.
English Names
Dayang Newt (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 35).
Distribution
Shantou region of northeastern Guangdong, and Mount Daiyn, Dehua, in central Fujian Province, above 600 m elevation.
Comment
Related to Cynops cyanurus, according to the original publication. Thorn and Raffaëlli, 2000, Salamand. Ancien Monde: 322, and Fei, Hu, Ye, and Huang, 2006, Fauna Sinica, Amph. 1: 342-345, provided accounts and range maps. Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 128, provided a brief account, figure, and map. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 600. Wu, Wang, Jiang, and Hanken, 2010, Zootaxa, 2346: 42-52, commented on range and relationships. Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010, Colored Atlas of Chinese Amph.: 98-99, provided a brief account including photographs.
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