Ranodon

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Ranodon
Ranodon sibiricus 2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Ranodon
Kessler, 1866
Species:
R. sibiricus
Binomial name
Ranodon sibiricus
Kessler, 1866

Ranodon is a monotypic genus of salamanders in the family Hynobiidae.[2] It currently contains only one species, the Central Asian salamander (Ranodon sibiricus).

Formerly in this genus were:

  • Wushan salamander (Liua shihi)
  • Tsinpa salamander (Liua tsinpaensis)
  • Yellow-spotted salamander (Pseudohynobius flavomaculatus)

Distribution[]

The Central Asian salamander is found in the Dzungarian Alatau mountains on the border of China and Kazakhstan. Its natural habitat is temperate forest, tundra, temperate grassland, rivers, and freshwater marshes, and springs. The species is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kuzmin, Sergius; Wang, Xiuling; Ishchenko, Vladimir; Tuniyev, Boris (2004). "Ranodon sibiricus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T19304A8851144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T19304A8851144.en.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Ranodon Kessler, 1866". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2013.


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