''Chelotriton'' is an extinct

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of prehistoric

salamander Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All ten ...

s that lived in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

and Central Asia during the

Neogene The Neogene ( ), informally Upper Tertiary or Late Tertiary, is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago ( Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period Mya. ...

. It closely resembles the extant genera ''

Tylototriton ''Tylototriton'' is a genus of newt A newt is a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae. The terrestrial juvenile phase is called an eft. Unlike other members of the family Salamandridae, newts are semiaquatic, alternating between aquatic ...

'' and ''

Echinotriton ''Echinotriton'' is a genus of salamanders in the family Salamandridae. Species It contains the following species: References

Newts Amphibians of Asia Amphibian genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Salamandridae-stub ...

''.

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* Salamandridae Miocene amphibians Neogene amphibians of Europe Fossil taxa described in 1853 Taxa named by Auguste Pomel Prehistoric amphibian genera {{paleo-salamander-stub