Abstract
Natural history and biology of the Tiannan Crocodile Newt, Tylototriton yangi (Urodela: Salamandridae) at Gejiu, Yunnan province, China with its conservation implications
Highlights
Newts and Salamanders belong to the Urodela group
New populations were identified and described in the Province of Yunnan, China, where an important evolutionary radiation occurred resulting from the Pleistocene glaciation among the «Tylototriton verrucosus» group, known as the subgenus Tylototriton (Hou et al, 2012; Yu et al, 2013)
In 2009, the second author found at the pet market of Chengdu city many specimens sold as «Tylototriton verrucosus» for 6 to 10 euros that originated from southern Yunnan province without exact localities
Summary
Newts and Salamanders belong to the Urodela group. This large group shows a high biodiversity on Earth (Dubois & Raffaëlli, 2009, 2012; Raffaëlli, 2013; Frost, 2017; AmphibiaWeb, 2018). Cryptic populations were found these last decades resulting in the description of several new species It is observed especially within both the genera Echinotriton and Tylototriton, which form, together with the western Mediterranean Pleurodeles, the tribe Pleurodelini, a primitive lineage within the Salamandridae (Dubois & Raffaëlli, 2009, 2012; Kurabayashi et al, 2012; Nishikawa et al, 2014, 2015; Marjanović & Witzmann, 2015; Hernandez, 2016b,c,d,e). In 2012, these specimens were localised around Gejiu city, Honghe Hani, and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China and studied and described as a new valid species, Tylototriton yangi Hou, Zhang, Zhou, Li & Lü, 2012 (Fei et al, 2006, 2012; Nishikawa et al, 2015; Fei & Ye, 2016). We present here new major data regarding its ecology with a description of its biology to provide its requirements for conservation purposes
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
