The Kuankuoshui salamander (Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to China and only know from its type locality, Puchang-Kuankuoshui Nature Reserve (蒲昌宽阔水) in Suiyang County, Guizhou Province. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, streams, and pools. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] The Kuankuoshui salamander is a relative large salamander, about 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length.[2]
Kuankuoshui salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Hynobiidae |
Genus: | Pseudohynobius |
Species: | P. kuankuoshuiensis
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Binomial name | |
Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis Xu, Zeng, & Fu, 2007
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References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T135870A63887452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T135870A63887452.en.
- ^ Max Sparreboom (2013). "Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis Xu & Zeng, 2007". Salamanders of the Old World. Retrieved 17 April 2013.