Batrachuperus
Appearance
Batrachuperus | |
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Four preserved Batrachuperus yenyuanensis. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Hynobiidae |
Subfamily: | Hynobiinae |
Genus: | Batrachuperus Boulenger, 1878 |
Type species | |
Desmodactylus pinchonii David, 1872
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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]
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
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "Batrachuperus Boulenger, 1878". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Batrachuperus". Salamanders of China LifeDesk. Retrieved 18 March 2014.