Tylototriton | |
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Tylototriton shanjing | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Salamandridae |
Subfamily: | Pleurodelinae |
Genus: |
Tylototriton Andersson, 1871 |
Type species | |
Tylototriton verrucosus Anderson, 1871 |
Tylototriton is a genus of newts known as crocodile newts or knobby newts. About 14 known species are in this genus. Many species have been described just recently. They range from northeastern India and Nepal through Burma to northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and southern China.
The following phylogeny of Tylototriton is from Nishikawa, Matsui & Rao (2014).
Tylototriton verrucosus verrucosus (Nepal)
Tylototriton verrucosus verrucosus (Myanmar)
Tylototriton verrucosus pulcherrima
Tylototriton verrucosus verrucosus