Pachytriton wuguanfui Yuan, Zhang, and Che, 2016

Class: Amphibia > Order: Caudata > Family: Salamandridae > Subfamily: Pleurodelinae > Genus: Pachytriton > Species: Pachytriton wuguanfui

Pachytriton wuguanfui Yuan, Zhang, and Che, 2016, Zootaxa, 4085: 227. Holotype: KIZ08758, by original designation. Type locality: "Mt. Gupo, Hezhou city, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China; 24.64º N, 111.53º E, elevation 1202 m". Zoobank publication registration: E153BEED-8C53-482F-B70A-25554AEC2D17

English Names

Guposhan Paddle-tailed Newt (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 465).

Distribution

Small montane streams in broadleaf forests on Mount Jiuwei in Hunan and Mount Gupo in in Guangxi, China, likely more widespread. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of

Endemic: China, People's Republic of

Comment

The sister taxon of Pachytriton changi + Pachytriton xanthospilos according to the original publication, based on a Bayesian tree of ND2 and cytb. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 463, provided an account, summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map). 

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