taxonID	type	description	language	source
9D8C663991015D749FE7031702BEB7BF.taxon	description	Figs 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Thai name: Ka Tang Nam Doi Soi Malai) (English name: Doi Soi Malai Crocodile Newt)	en	Pomchote, Porrawee, Peerachidacho, Parada, Khonsue, Wichase, Sapewisut, Pitak, Hernandez, Axel, Phalaraksh, Chitchol, Siriput, Parunchai, Nishikawa, Kanto (2024): The seventh species of the newt genus Tylototriton in Thailand: a new species (Urodela, Salamandridae) from Tak Province, northwestern Thailand. ZooKeys 1215: 185-208, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1215.116624
9D8C663991015D749FE7031702BEB7BF.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet soimalai refers to Doi Soi Malai, Mae Tuen Wildlife Sanctuary, the type locality of the new species; it is a noun in apposition, thus invariable.	en	Pomchote, Porrawee, Peerachidacho, Parada, Khonsue, Wichase, Sapewisut, Pitak, Hernandez, Axel, Phalaraksh, Chitchol, Siriput, Parunchai, Nishikawa, Kanto (2024): The seventh species of the newt genus Tylototriton in Thailand: a new species (Urodela, Salamandridae) from Tak Province, northwestern Thailand. ZooKeys 1215: 185-208, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1215.116624
9D8C663991015D749FE7031702BEB7BF.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Tylototriton soimalai sp. nov. is assigned to the genus Tylototriton by having a combination of dorsal granules present, dorsolateral bony ridges on head present, knob-like warts or rib nodules on dorsolateral body present, and quadrate spine absent. Tylototriton soimalai sp. nov. is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characters: (1) medium-sized, adult SVL 66.3 – 66.5 mm in males; (2) skin rough with fine granules; (3) head longer than wide; (4) snout blunt or truncate in dorsal view, and extending beyond the lower jaw in lateral view; (5) sagittal ridge on head narrow, short, and distinct; (6) dorsolateral bony ridges on head pronounced, with rough surface, posterior ends weakly or hardly curved medially in dorsal view, and oriented rather parallel to the body axis in lateral view; (7) parotoids distinct, oriented rather parallel to the body axis and posterior ends slightly or hardly curved upwards in lateral view; (8) vertebral ridge prominent, wide, and not segmented; (9) rib nodules distinct, rounded, and isolated but posterior nodules connected, 14 – 16 along each side of body; (10) limbs long, tips of forelimbs and hind limbs overlapping when adpressed along body; (11) tail laterally compressed, lacking lateral grooves, and tip pointed; (12) background coloration black; (13) dorsal, ventral, and lateral of head, parotoids, vertebral ridge, rib nodules, limbs, vent region, and whole tail with orange markings.	en	Pomchote, Porrawee, Peerachidacho, Parada, Khonsue, Wichase, Sapewisut, Pitak, Hernandez, Axel, Phalaraksh, Chitchol, Siriput, Parunchai, Nishikawa, Kanto (2024): The seventh species of the newt genus Tylototriton in Thailand: a new species (Urodela, Salamandridae) from Tak Province, northwestern Thailand. ZooKeys 1215: 185-208, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1215.116624
9D8C663991015D749FE7031702BEB7BF.taxon	description	Description of holotype. Body slim and long (RTRL 80.0 %); skin rough; fine granules dense on dorsum, dense on both sides of body and tail, and sparse on ventral trunk; head longer than wide (HW / HL 0.8), hexagonal in shape, depressed, and slightly oblique in profile; snout truncate in dorsal view, projecting beyond lower jaw in lateral view; eyes protrude from dorsolateral portion of head in dorsal view, and upper eyelids prominent in lateral view; nostrils close to snout tip, visible from dorsal view; sagittal ridge on head narrow, short, and distinct; dorsolateral bony ridges on head pronounced, rough, and posterior ends weakly curved proximally in dorsal view; labial fold absent; tongue oval, attached to anterior floor of mouth, free laterally and posteriorly; vomerine tooth series in an inverted V-shape, converging anteriorly, and reaching choanae; parotoids distinct, projecting posteriorly, posterior ends hardly curved medially in dorsal view, oriented rather parallel to body axis and hardly curved upwards in lateral view; gular fold present; costal folds absent; vertebral ridge prominent, wide, and not segmented, separated from sagittal ridge on head; rib nodules distinct, rounded, forming knob-like warts, 14 on left side and 16 on right side of body from axilla to base of tail; rib nodules isolated but posterior nodules connected; rib nodules slightly increasing in size from most anterior to third nodule, then decreasing posteriorly; forelimbs (41.8 % SVL) longer than hind limbs (39.5 % SVL); tips of forelimb and hind limb overlapping when adpressed along body; fingers and toes well developed, free of webbing; fingers four, comparative finger lengths 3> 2> 1> 4; toes five, comparative toe lengths 3> 4> 2> 5> 1; tail laterally compressed, lacking lateral grooves, dorsal fin and ventral edge smooth, tip pointed; tail as long as body length (101.5 % SVL); cloaca slightly swollen; vent slit longitudinal.	en	Pomchote, Porrawee, Peerachidacho, Parada, Khonsue, Wichase, Sapewisut, Pitak, Hernandez, Axel, Phalaraksh, Chitchol, Siriput, Parunchai, Nishikawa, Kanto (2024): The seventh species of the newt genus Tylototriton in Thailand: a new species (Urodela, Salamandridae) from Tak Province, northwestern Thailand. ZooKeys 1215: 185-208, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1215.116624
9D8C663991015D749FE7031702BEB7BF.taxon	description	Measurement of holotype (in mm). SVL 66.5; HL 18.0; HW 14.3; MXHW 16.6; SL 6.3; LJL 16.2; ENL 4.0; IND 3.7; IOD 8.9; UEW 4.2; UEL 2.1; OL 2.5; AGD 38.1; TRL 53.3; TAL 67.5; VL 6.5; BTAW 9.4; MTAW 2.5; BTAH 7.9; MXTAH 10.3; MTAH 10.6; FLL 27.8; HLL 26.3; 2 FL 4.2; 3 FL 5.1; 3 TL 6.3; and 5 TL 2.9.	en	Pomchote, Porrawee, Peerachidacho, Parada, Khonsue, Wichase, Sapewisut, Pitak, Hernandez, Axel, Phalaraksh, Chitchol, Siriput, Parunchai, Nishikawa, Kanto (2024): The seventh species of the newt genus Tylototriton in Thailand: a new species (Urodela, Salamandridae) from Tak Province, northwestern Thailand. ZooKeys 1215: 185-208, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1215.116624
9D8C663991015D749FE7031702BEB7BF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Tylototriton soimalai sp. nov. is currently known from only Doi Soi Malai, Mae Tuen Wildlife Sanctuary, Tak Province, northwestern Thailand. However, Doi Soi Malai-Mai Klay Pen Hin National Park, which is contiguous to Mae Tuen Wildlife Sanctuary, is also expected to be a habitat for this species.	en	Pomchote, Porrawee, Peerachidacho, Parada, Khonsue, Wichase, Sapewisut, Pitak, Hernandez, Axel, Phalaraksh, Chitchol, Siriput, Parunchai, Nishikawa, Kanto (2024): The seventh species of the newt genus Tylototriton in Thailand: a new species (Urodela, Salamandridae) from Tak Province, northwestern Thailand. ZooKeys 1215: 185-208, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1215.116624
