Yenyuan stream salamander
| Yenyuan stream salamander | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Batrachuperus |
| Species: | B. yenyuanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Batrachuperus yenyuanensis Liu, 1950 | |
The Yenyuan stream salamander (Batrachuperus yenyuanensis) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to Sichuan, China, where it occurs in Yanyuan, Xichang, Mianning, and Puxiong counties. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Guanfu, W. & Liang, F. 2004. Batrachuperus yenyuanensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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