''Paramesotriton zhijinensis'' is a species of
salamander
Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All t ...
in the family
Salamandridae
Salamandridae is a Family (biology), family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. Salamandrids are distinguished from other salamanders by the lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of their bodies and by their rough ski ...
. It is found only in Shuangyan Pond (26°40'N 105°46' E), 1310 m,
Zhijin County
Zhijin County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie in west-central Guizhou province, China.
History
Zhijin has been inhabited since the Qin, populated mainly by the Gelao. After the Jin, the Yi moved i ...
,
Guizhou Province
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People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
.
References
External links
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eb application2008. Berkeley, California
''Paramesotriton zhijinensis'' AmphibiaWeb, available at https://web.archive.org/web/20040827082534/http://www.amphibiaweb.org/ (Accessed: May 7, 2010).
zhijinensis
Endemic fauna of China
Amphibians of China
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