Pachytriton, also known as the paddle-tail newts or Chinese newts, is a genus of salamanders in the family Salamandridae.[1] They are found in southeastern China.
There are ten species:
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Pachytriton airobranchiatus Li, Yuan, Li, and Wu, 2018 | Guangdong, China | |
| Pachytriton archospotus Shen, Shen, and Mo, 2008 | Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangdong, China | |
| Pachytriton brevipes (Sauvage, 1876) — spotted paddle-tail newt | southeastern China | |
| Pachytriton changi Nishikawa, Matsui, and Jiang, 2012 | Guangdong, China | |
| Pachytriton feii Nishikawa, Jiang, and Matsui, 2011 | Anhui, and southeastern Henan, China | |
| Pachytriton granulosus Chang, 1933 | Zhejiang, China | |
| Pachytriton inexpectatus Nishikawa, Jiang, Matsui, and Mo, 2011 | Guizhou, Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi provinces | |
| Pachytriton moi Nishikawa, Jiang, and Matsui, 2011 | Guangxi, China | |
| Pachytriton wuguanfui Yuan, Zhang, and Che, 2016 | Hunan and Guangxi in southern China | |
| Pachytriton xanthospilos Wu, Wang, and Hanken, 2012 | Guangdong and Guangxi in southern China | |