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Basic information
Paramesotriton hongkongensis
Hong Kong Newt
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderSalamanders
FamilyTrue salamanders and newts
GenusParamesotriton
- Czech name
- Pačolek hongkongský
- English name
- Hong Kong Newt
- Alternative names
- Hong Kong Warty Newt
- Synonyms
- Paramesotriton chinensis hongkongensis, Trituroides hongkongensis
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 143 mm
- Body mass
- max 12 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Arthropods, Vertebrates
Reproduction and development
- Clutch size
- 115–115 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6542 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4D374 · COL26.9