Laos warty newt
The Laos warty newt (Laotriton laoensis) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found only in the Saysomboun Special Zone and Phou Kout District in Xiangkhouang Province, Laos. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rivers. In 2014, it is classed as Endangered.
| Laos warty newt | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Subfamily: | Pleurodelinae |
| Genus: | Laotriton Dubois and Raffaëlli, 2009 |
| Species: | L. laoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Laotriton laoensis (Stuart and Papenfuss, 2002) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paramesotriton laoensis Stuart & Papenfuss, 2002 | |
Sometimes this newt is classified as Paramesotriton laoensis.
Since 1999, the population of this newt in the wild has been decimated by wildlife trading networks.
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