Valdotriton

Valdotriton
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Genus: Valdotriton
Evans and Milner, 1996
Type species
V. gracilis
Evans and Milner, 1996

Valdotriton is a genus of extinct prehistoric salamanders. Its only known species is Valdotriton gracilis (also known as the Wealden newt). V. gracilis lived during the Late Barremian in what is now Spain. It was found in the Las Hoyas locality. It represents one of the oldest known members of Salamandroidea.