Pachytriton

Pachytriton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Pachytriton Boulenger, 1879

Pachytriton, paddle-tail newts or Chinese newts, is a genus of salamanders in the Salamandridae family. The currently described species are:^[1]^[2]

Guidong paddle-tail newt (P. archospotus)
Spotted paddle-tail newt (P. brevipes)
Paddle-tail newt (P. labiatus)
Pachytriton wuguanfui (Yuan, Zhang & Che. 2016)

References

↑ Max Sparreboom (2011). "Pachytriton Boulenger, 1878". Salamanders of the Old World. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2011). "Pachytriton Boulenger, 1878". Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

Genera of newts (Pleurodelinae)

East Asia	Crocodile newts (Tylototriton) Fire belly newts (Cynops) Mountain newts (Echinotriton) Paddle-tail newts (Pachytriton) Warty newts (Paramesotriton)

North America	Eastern newts (Notophthalmus) Pacific newts (Taricha)

Europe, North Africa and West Asia	Alpine newts (Ichthyosaura) Banded newts (Ommatotriton) Crested and marbled newts (Triturus) European brook newts (Calotriton) European mountain newts (Euproctus) Ribbed newts (Pleurodeles) Small-bodied newts (Lissotriton) Spotted newts (Neurergus)

† Fossil genera	Archaeotriton Brachycormus Carpathotriton Chelotriton Koalliella Palaeopleurodeles

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