identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
246C7D25E9A5595889E355F5A1EDC9A0.text	246C7D25E9A5595889E355F5A1EDC9A0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hypselotriton (Cynotriton) orientalis (David 1873) Jiang & Yang & Zhao & He & Pan & Huang & Raffaëlli & Chen 2026	<div><p>Hypselotriton (Cynotriton) orientalis (David, 1873) stat. nov.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>China – Anhui Prov. • 2 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂; Shanli; 2 May 2024; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU • 5 ♀♀, 12 ♂♂; Jiulongfeng; 19 Jul. 2022; J. M. Cheng leg.; AHNU • 2 ♂♂; Xuancheng; 13 Nov. 2022; J. M. Cheng leg.; AHNU • 3 ♂♂; Dafu; 13 Nov. 2023; J. M. Cheng leg.; AHNU – Jiangxi Prov. • 1 ♀; Shangrao; 2 Sep. 2021; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU • 4 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂; Jiujiang; 20 Aug. 2021; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU – Jiangsu Prov. • 4 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂; NanJing; 14 Sep. 2024; T. R. Zhang leg.; AHNU – Zhejiang Prov. • 5 ♀♀, 7 ♂♂; Hangzhou; 8 Oct. 2024; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU • 4 ♀♀, 3 ♂; Deqing; 14 Sep. 2024; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU • 3 ♀♀; Quzhou; 19 Oct. 2024; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU • 1 ♀, 6 ♂♂; Jinhua; 12 Nov. 2024; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU • 7 ♂♂; Tiantai; 10 Aug. 2024; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>(1) small body size, TOL 61.2–75.4 mm in adult males, TOL 61.6–88.9 mm in adult females; (2) head flat, without ridges on the sides; (3) parotoid gland inconspicuous; (4) postocular orange spot absent; (5) gular fold present; (6) vertebral ridge weak or slightly bulged; (7) fingers and toes overlapping when fore-limb and hind-limb adpressed towards each other along body; (8) orange-red patches on finger I absent or inconspicuous; and (9) ground color of venter and chin bright orange with irregular black patches, bright orange blotches on base of ventral limbs and anterior half of cloaca.</p><p>Color-pattern polymorphism.</p><p>The specimens of Hypselotriton orientalis orientalis were divided into six groups based on their dorsal color-pattern polymorphism (Fig. 4): ground color black, dorsal luster conspicuous, brownish-red middorsal stripe absent, dorsal spots / patches absent (Fig. 4 A); ground color dark brown, dorsal luster weak, brownish-red middorsal stripe absent, dorsal spots black (Fig. 4 B); ground color dark green, dorsal luster weak, brownish-red middorsal stripe continuous, dorsal spots black (Fig. 4 C); ground color dark brown, dorsal luster weak, brownish-red middorsal stripe absent, dorsal spots / patches absent (Fig. 4 D); ground color dark green, dorsal luster weak, brownish-red middorsal stripe absent, dorsal spots blue-green Fig. 4 E); ground color dark green, dorsal luster conspicuous, brownish-red middorsal stripe continuous, dorsal spots black (Fig. 4 F).</p><p>Comparisons.</p><p>Hypselotriton orientalis orientalis differs from H. fudingensis by orange-red patches on finger I being absent or inconspicuous (vs conspicuous) and ventral black patches (vs venter bright orange without dark blotches).</p><p>Hypselotriton orientalis orientalis differs from H. huanggangensis by black patches with clear boundaries on lateral trunk being absent or inconspicuous (vs conspicuous) and brownish-red middorsal stripe absent or conspicuous (vs inconspicuous).</p><p>Hypselotriton orientalis orientalis differs from H. maguae by having its fingers and toes overlapping when forelimbs and hindlimbs are adpressed (vs forelimbs and hindlimbs not meeting when adpressed towards each other along body) and gular fold present (vs gular fold absent).</p><p>Hypselotriton orientalis orientalis differs from H. oolong by its orange-red patches on finger I absent or inconspicuous.</p><p>Hypselotriton orientalis orientalis differs from H. orphicus by its bright orange patches on ventral forearms absent (vs present) and orange-red patches on finger I absent or inconspicuous (vs conspicuous).</p><p>Hypselotriton orientalis orientalis differs from H. jiaoren by its gular fold (vs gular fold absent).</p><p>Hypselotriton orientalis orientalis differs from H. wolterstorffi, H. cyanurus, H. chenggongensis and H. yunnanensis by its absent postocular orange spot (vs present).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Eastern China, including southern Anhui, southwestern Jiangsu, northern Fujian, northern Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/246C7D25E9A5595889E355F5A1EDC9A0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Jiang, Zhihao;Yang, Jingjing;Zhao, Wei;He, Beibei;Pan, Yue;Huang, Song;Raffaëlli, Jean;Chen, Jinmin	Jiang, Zhihao, Yang, Jingjing, Zhao, Wei, He, Beibei, Pan, Yue, Huang, Song, Raffaëlli, Jean, Chen, Jinmin (2026): Taxonomic reassessment and color-pattern polymorphism of the Oriental fire-bellied newt Hypselotriton orientalis (Urodela, Salamandridae). ZooKeys 1278: 163-179, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.173183
487C7E4B36E059749577E9EF6BA59CFC.text	487C7E4B36E059749577E9EF6BA59CFC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hypselotriton (Cynotriton) qianshan (Fei, Ye & Jiang 2012) Jiang & Yang & Zhao & He & Pan & Huang & Raffaëlli & Chen 2026	<div><p>Hypselotriton (Cynotriton) qianshan (Fei, Ye &amp; Jiang, 2012) stat. nov.</p><p>Type.</p><p>Holotype [not seen]. (ClB) 74 II 0752, adult male from <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=116.566666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.616667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 116.566666/lat 30.616667)">Qianshan City</a> (30°37'N, 116°34'E; altitude 600 m), Anhui Province, China (Fei et al. 2012) .</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>China – Anhui Prov. • 2 ♀♀; Jinzhai; 23 Oct. 2023; H. Xue leg.; AHNU • 1 ♀, 5 ♂♂; Yuexi; 15 Apr. 2024; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU • 1 ♀; Huoshan; 17 Jul. 2021; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU – Henan Prov. • 10 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂; Shangqiu; 27 Aug. 2024; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU • 1 ♀; Jigongshan; 28 Aug. 2024; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU – Hubei Prov. • 9 ♀♀, 10 ♂♂; Xiaogan; 13 Sep. 2024; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU – Hunan Prov. • 5 ♂♂; Zhuzhou; 19 Sep. 2024; Z. H. Jiang leg.; AHNU .</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name qianshan, a noun in apposition, is the name of the type locality, Qianshan City, in Anhui Province (Fei et al. 2012). Proposed English name Qianshan fire-bellied newt. Proposed Chinese name 潜山蝾螈 (qián shān róng yuán).</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>(1) small body size, TOL 63.0– 81.2 mm in adult males, TOL 65.1–99.9 mm in adult females; (2) head flat, without ridges on the sides; (3) parotoid gland inconspicuous; (4) postocular orange spot absent; (5) gular fold present; (6) vertebral ridge weak; (7) fingers and toes overlapping when fore-limb and hind-limb adpressed towards each other along body; (8) orange-red patches on finger I; and (9) ground color of venter and chin bright orange with irregular black patches, bright orange blotches on base of ventral limbs and anterior half of cloaca.</p><p>Color-pattern polymorphism.</p><p>The specimens of Hypselotriton qianshan stat. nov. were divided into six groups based on their dorsal color-pattern polymorphism (Fig. 3): (Fig. 3 A) ground color black, dorsal luster conspicuous, brownish-red middorsal stripe absent, dorsal spots / patches absent; (Fig. 3 B) ground color dark brown, dorsal luster weak, brownish-red middorsal stripe continuous, dorsal spots / patches absent; (Fig. 3 C) ground color dark green, dorsal luster weak, brownish-red middorsal stripe continuous, dorsal spots black; (Fig. 3 D) ground color black, dorsal luster weak, brownish-red middorsal stripe absent, dorsal spots / patches absent; (Fig. 3 E) ground color dark brown, dorsal luster weak, brownish-red middorsal stripe interrupted, dorsal spots / patches absent; and (Fig. 3 F) ground color black, dorsal luster conspicuous, brownish-red middorsal stripe absent, dorsal patches rust-red / white.</p><p>Comparisons.</p><p>Hypselotriton qianshan stat. nov. is phylogenetically close to H. orientalis orientalis, which is distributed in Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi. However, Hypselotriton qianshan stat. nov. differs from H. orientalis orientalis by its orange-red patches on finger I (vs orange-red patches absent or inconspicuous) and by black stripes on the ventral neck being absent or discontinuous in most individuals (vs present and continuous in most individuals).</p><p>In addition, Hypselotriton qianshan stat. nov. further differs from other species of Hypselotriton, as follows:</p><p>Hypselotriton qianshan stat. nov. differs from H. fudingensis by its weak vertebral ridge (vs vertebral ridge conspicuous) and ventral black patches (vs venter bright orange without dark blotches).</p><p>Hypselotriton qianshan stat. nov. differs from H. huanggangensis by its orange-red patches on finger I (vs orange-red patches absent) and brownish-red middorsal stripe absent or relatively conspicuous (vs relatively inconspicuous).</p><p>Hypselotriton qianshan stat. nov. differs from H. maguae by having its fingers and toes overlapping when forelimbs and hindlimbs are adpressed (vs forelimbs and hindlimbs not meeting when adpressed towards each other along body) and gular fold present (vs gular fold absent).</p><p>Hypselotriton qianshan stat. nov. differs from H. oolong by its weak vertebral ridge (vs vertebral ridge conspicuous).</p><p>Hypselotriton qianshan stat. nov. differs from H. orphicus by bright orange patches on ventral forearms being absent (vs present).</p><p>Hypselotriton qianshan stat. nov. differs from H. jiaoren by gular fold present (vs gular fold absent).</p><p>Hypselotriton qianshan stat. nov. differs from H. wolterstorffi, H. cyanurus, H. chenggongensis and H. yunnanensis by its absent postocular orange spot (vs present).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Eastern China, including western Anhui, eastern Hubei, southeastern Henan and Hunan provinces.</p><p>Note on habitat.</p><p>The newt Hypselotriton orientalis sensu lato lives in the mountains at an altitude of 30–1000 m. It is generally found in rice fields or puddles. Previous records have mentioned that H. qianshan stat. nov. also inhabits slow-flowing shallow mountain streams with aquatic vegetation (Fei et al. 2012; Fei and Ye 2016). Considering the ability of H. orientalis sensu lato to adapt to new habitats and the ecological vulnerability of rice fields and puddles, the populations of H. qianshan stat. nov. in mountain streams deserves further attention.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/487C7E4B36E059749577E9EF6BA59CFC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Jiang, Zhihao;Yang, Jingjing;Zhao, Wei;He, Beibei;Pan, Yue;Huang, Song;Raffaëlli, Jean;Chen, Jinmin	Jiang, Zhihao, Yang, Jingjing, Zhao, Wei, He, Beibei, Pan, Yue, Huang, Song, Raffaëlli, Jean, Chen, Jinmin (2026): Taxonomic reassessment and color-pattern polymorphism of the Oriental fire-bellied newt Hypselotriton orientalis (Urodela, Salamandridae). ZooKeys 1278: 163-179, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.173183
