Chinese salamander

Chinese salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species: H. chinensis
Binomial name
Hynobius chinensis
Günther, 1889

The Chinese salamander (Hynobius chinensis) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family endemic to China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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