Liua shihi, the Wushan salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, and is endemic to China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Liua shihi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Hynobiidae |
Genus: | Liua |
Species: | L. shihi
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Binomial name | |
Liua shihi (Liu, 1950)
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Synonyms | |
Ranodon shihi (Liu, 1950) |
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Liua shihi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59112A63859805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59112A63859805.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.