Xingan salamander
Appearance
Xingan salamander | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Hynobiidae |
Genus: | Hynobius |
Species: | H. maoershanensis
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Binomial name | |
Hynobius maoershanensis Zhou, Jiang & Jiang, 2006
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The Xingan salamander (Hynobius maoershanensis) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to China: it is only known from its type locality, Mao'ershan (Mount Mao'er) in the Xing'an County, Guangxi.[2] Its natural habitats are marshes and the surrounding forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and, living close to the summit of Mao'ershan at around 2,000 m (6,600 ft) asl, by climate change. It occurs within the Mao'ershan National Nature Reserve.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hynobius maoershanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T135908A63849673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T135908A63849673.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hynobius maoershanensis Zhou, Jiang, and Jiang, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 October 2014.