A fossil salamandrid, Carpathotriton matraensis gen. et sp. nov., from the Astaracian (Middle Miocene, MN 7) localities of Mátraszõlõs 1 and 2 (Northern Hungary, Nógrád County) is described. Within newts, Carpathotriton is diagnosed by a combination of primitive and derived characters including a premaxillary-frontal contact, a well-developed fronto-squamosal arch, low supraorbital crest and weak sculpture on the frontal surface. Referred material