Batrachuperus

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

Batrachuperus is a genus of salamander in the Hynobiidae family[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 six species:[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Batrachuperus Boulenger, 1878". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Batrachuperus Boulenger, 1878". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. "Batrachuperus". Salamanders of China LifeDesk. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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