| mycolactone-producing mycobacterium marinum infection in captive hong kong warty newts and pathological evidence of impaired host immune function. | a mass mortality event of captive hong kong warty newts paramesotriton hongkongensis with non-granulomatous necrotic lesions occurred in taipei zoo, taiwan, in 2014. clinically, the sick newts were lethargic and often covered with water mold saprolegnia sp. on the skin of the body trunk or extremities. predominant pathological findings were multifocal non-granulomatous necrotic lesions in the liver, spleen, and kidneys and severe skin infection with saprolegnia sp., with deep invasion and involv ... | 2017 | 28322210 |
| a new species of the genus <i>paramesotriton</i> (caudata: salamandridae) from fujian, southeastern china. | new amphibian species have been constantly discovered throughout southern china, including from areas close to heavily populated cities that remain poorly surveyed for amphibian diversity. we describe a new species of the newt genus paramesotriton from fujian, a developed province on the southeastern coast of mainland china. the mitochondrial genealogy suggests that the new species is the sister taxon to paramesotriton hongkongensis, separated by an uncorrected pairwise distances of 5.8% at the ... | 2016 | 27988548 |
| does forest extent affect salamander survival? evidence from a long-term demographic study of a tropical newt. | forest loss has been associated with reduced survival in many vertebrates, and previous research on amphibians has mostly focused on effects at early life stages. paramesotriton hongkongensis is a tropical newt that breeds in streams but spends up to 10 months per year in terrestrial habitats. populations are threatened by habitat degradation and collection for the pet trade, but the cryptic terrestrial lifestyle of this newt has limited our understanding of its population ecology, which inhibit ... | 2017 | 29299273 |