Alpine stream salamander
Alpine stream salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Hynobiidae |
Genus: | Batrachuperus |
Species: | B. tibetanus
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Binomial name | |
Batrachuperus tibetanus Schmidt, 1925
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Synonyms[2] | |
Batrachuperus taibaiensis Song, Zeng, Wu, Liu, and Fu, 2001 |
The alpine stream salamander (Batrachuperus tibetanus) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to central China. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It occurs in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Tibet, and Gansu provinces.[3]
References[]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Batrachuperus tibetanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T173043067A63874124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T173043067A63874124.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Batrachuperus tibetanus". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Batrachuperus tibetanus".
External links[]
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Batrachuperus
- Amphibians described in 1925
- Salamander stubs