''Chelotriton'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders that lived in Europe 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'' 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