Persian brook salamander

Persian brook salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Paradactylodon
Species: P. persicus
Binomial name
Paradactylodon persicus
Eiselt & Steiner, 1970

The Persian brook salamander or Persian mountain salamander (Paradactylodon persicus) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family found in Iran and possibly Azerbaijan. Its natural habitats are rivers, inland karsts, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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