Batrachuperus

Batrachuperus is a genus of salamander in the family Hynobiidae[1][2] found in western China and adjacent Myanmar. Their common name is stream salamanders or mountain salamanders. Species now in Paradactylodon were formerly part of the then paraphyletic Batrachuperus.[1]

Batrachuperus
Four preserved Batrachuperus yenyuanensis.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Subfamily: Hynobiinae
Genus: Batrachuperus
Boulenger, 1878
Type species
Desmodactylus pinchonii
David, 1872

Species

The genus currently contains five species:[1][2][3]

  • Batrachuperus karlschmidti Liu, 1950 (Chiala mountain salamander)
  • Batrachuperus londongensis Liu and Tian, 1978 (Longdong stream salamander)
  • Batrachuperus pinchonii David, 1872 (Western Chinese mountain salamander)
  • Batrachuperus tibetanus Schmidt, 1925 (Alpine stream salamander)
  • Batrachuperus yenyuanensis Liu, 1950 (Yenyuan stream salamander)

References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Batrachuperus". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. "Batrachuperus Boulenger, 1878". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. "Batrachuperus". Salamanders of China LifeDesk. Retrieved 18 March 2014.


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