Alpine stream salamander

Alpine stream salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Batrachuperus
Species: B. tibetanus
Binomial name
Batrachuperus tibetanus
Schmidt, 1925

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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Batrachuperus&where-species=tibetanus
  • Cheng, L.; Yuezhao, W. (2004). "Batrachuperus tibetanus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59087A11868753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59087A11868753.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.


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