Shuicheng salamander
The Shuicheng salamander (Pseudohynobius shuichengensis) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to China. Its type locality is Shuicheng in Guizhou Province, and it is not yet known from elsewhere; it is not likely to be widely distributed. It lives in a karstic region. The adults live on the forest floor near streams. Breeding takes places in pools, ponds, or near the springs, and the larvae develop in these habitats. It is threatened by habitat loss and pollution.[1]
| Shuicheng salamander | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Pseudohynobius |
| Species: | P. shuichengensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudohynobius shuichengensis Tian, Gu, Sun and Li, 1998 | |
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Pseudohynobius shuichengensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136191A63875579. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
Further reading
- Sparreboom, Max (2010). "Pseudohynobius shuichengensis Tian, Gu, Sun & Li, 1998". Salamanders of the Old World.
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