Biology:Batrachuperus

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Short description: Genus of amphibians

Batrachuperus
File:Batrachuperus yenyuanensis in preservative.tif
Four preserved Batrachuperus yenyuanensis.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Subfamily: Hynobiinae
Genus: Batrachuperus
Boulenger, 1878
Type species
Desmodactylus pinchonii
David, 1872

Batrachuperus is a genus of salamander in the family Hynobiidae[1][2] found in western China and adjacent Myanmar. Their common name is stream salamanders or mountain salamanders. Species now in Paradactylodon were formerly part of the then paraphyletic Batrachuperus.[1]

Species

The genus currently contains six species:[1][2][3][4]

  • Batrachuperus daochengensis Xiong, Luo & Zeng, 2020
  • Batrachuperus karlschmidti Liu, 1950 (Chiala mountain salamander)
  • Batrachuperus londongensis Liu and Tian, 1978 (Longdong stream salamander)
  • Batrachuperus pinchonii David, 1872 (Western Chinese mountain salamander)
  • Batrachuperus tibetanus Schmidt, 1925 (Alpine stream salamander)
  • Batrachuperus yenyuanensis Liu, 1950 (Yenyuan stream salamander)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q791361 entry