Alpine stream salamander
Appearance
Alpine stream salamander | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Hynobiidae |
Genus: | Batrachuperus |
Species: | B. tibetanus
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Binomial name | |
Batrachuperus tibetanus Schmidt, 1925
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Synonyms[2] | |
Batrachuperus taibaiensis Song, Zeng, Wu, Liu, and Fu, 2001 |
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.[3]
External links
References
- ^ Cheng, L.; Yuezhao, W. (2004). "Batrachuperus tibetanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59087A11868753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59087A11868753.en.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Batrachuperus tibetanus". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Batrachuperus&where-species=tibetanus