Yenyuan stream salamander
Yenyuan stream salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Caudata |
Family: | Hynobiidae |
Genus: | Batrachuperus |
Species: | B. yenyuanensis |
Binomial name | |
Batrachuperus yenyuanensis Liu, 1950 | |
The Yenyuan stream salamander (Batrachuperus yenyuanensis) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family endemic to China. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Guanfu, W. & Liang, F. 2004. Batrachuperus yenyuanensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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