The alpine stream salamander (Batrachuperus tibetanus) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to central China. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Alpine stream salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Batrachuperus |
| Species: | B. tibetanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Batrachuperus tibetanus Schmidt, 1925
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Batrachuperus taibaiensis Song, Zeng, Wu, Liu, and Fu, 2001 | |
It lives in Tibet, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Qinghai, and Gansu provinces of China.[3]
References edit
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Batrachuperus tibetanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T173043067A63874124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T173043067A63874124.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Batrachuperus tibetanus". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Batrachuperus tibetanus".
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