page_title: Paramesotriton maolanensis
section_title: Habitat and conservation
hierarchical_section_title: Paramesotriton maolanensis / Habitat and conservation
caption_attribution_description: English: Location map of China. EquiDistantConicProjection&#160;: Central parallel&#160;: * N: 36.0° N Central meridian&#160;: * E: 104.0° E Standard parallels: * 1: 30.0° N * 2: 42.0° N Latitudes on the central meridian&#160;: * top: 57.0° E * center: 37° 29° N * bottom: 17.96° N Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com.
context_page_description: Paramesotriton maolanensis is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is known only from Maolan National Nature Reserve in Libo County, southern Guizhou, China. It is a relatively large member of its genus, reaching a total length of about 21 cm. All know specimens were collected from a deep pool, but the species probably lives in underground rivers too, that is, it is stygobitic.
context_section_description: The type series was collected from a large, deep pool surrounded by lush vegetation. The pool is located at 817 m (2,680 ft) above sea level in a karst landscape. The pool is fed by two surface streams, but it is probably drained by an underground stream that keeps the water level constant. Reduced eyes of this species suggest that it lives in the underground streams.
  As of mid-2018, this species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The type locality is within a national nature reserve.
caption: Paramesotriton maolanensis is only known from the Maolan National Nature Reserve in Guizhou, China
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