Abstract
ABSTRACTA new species of crocodile newt from populations on opposite sides of the Ayeyarwady Basin, Myanmar, previously referred to as Tylototriton cf. verrucosus, is described on the basis of colour pattern, morphology and phylogenetic data from the mitochondrial gene ND2. Tylototriton panwaensis sp. nov. is most closely related to T. verrucosus + T. shanjing but bears a unique suite of colour pattern and morphological characters separating it from T. verrucosus and T. shanjing as well as the other geographically proximate species T. ngarsuensis and T. shanorum. Molecular and morphological data presented herein (that have been used elsewhere) continue to fuel the issue of separate specific allocation (or not) to T. verrucosus and T. shanjing but go no further to resolve the controversy. The description of this new species adds to a rapidly growing database of newly described species of amphibians and reptiles from the upland, mountainous regions of eastern Myanmar.urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BE851CE6-81BD-488C-A616-39A948A2B9C6
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