TY - JOUR AU - Pomchote, Porrawee AU - Khonsue, Wichase AU - Sapewisut, Pitak AU - Eto, Koshiro AU - Nishikawa, Kanto PY - 2020/02/20 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Discovering a Population of Tylototriton verrucosus (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Thailand: Implications for Conservation JF - Tropical Natural History JA - Trop. Nat. His. VL - 20 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tnh/article/view/210006 SP - 1-15 AB - <p>The Asian newt genus <em>Tylototriton</em>, is the only urodelan genus currently recorded in Thailand. For a long time in the past, <em>T. verrucosus</em> was the sole known urodelan species found in Thailand, but was recently shown to be comprised of three cryptic species, <em>T. uyenoi</em>, <em>T. anguliceps</em>, and <em>T. panhai</em>.&nbsp; However, in our molecular study, the newts from Doi Chang, Chiang Rai Province were different from these three recognized <em>Tylototriton</em> species, and nested within the clade of <em>T. verrucosus</em> from China. They also had morphological traits similar to <em>T. verrucosus</em>. These results lead to the confirmation of the existence of <em>T. verrucosus</em> in Thailand. The habitats of <em>T. verrucosus</em> need to be protected by future conservation plans.</p> ER -