Pseudohynobius
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Pseudohynobius known as the Asian salamanders is a genus of salamander
in the Hynobiidae family and is endemic to China
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It contains the following species:
Salamander
Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...
in the Hynobiidae family and is endemic to China
China
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It contains the following species:
- Yellow-spotted SalamanderYellow-spotted SalamanderThe Yellow-spotted Salamander is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to the Nanchuan, Sichuan, Suiyang, Guizhou, Lichuan, Hubei, Sangzhi and Hunan provinces in China.-Source:...
(Pseudohynobius flavomaculatus)
- Jinfo Mountain SalamanderJinfo Mountain SalamanderThe Jinfo Mountain Salamander is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to China.Its natural habitats are ponds.-Source:...
? (Pseudohynobius jinfo)
- Kuankuoshui SalamanderKuankuoshui SalamanderThe Kuakuoshui salamander is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to China.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, streams, and pools.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
(Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis)
- Shuicheng SalamanderShuicheng SalamanderThe Shuicheng salamander is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to China.Its natural habitats include temperate forests, streams, ponds, and pools.It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Pseudohynobius shuichengensis)
Source
- Fei and Yang, 1983, Amph. Res., Kunming, 2: 1.
- Wei, G.; Xiong, J.-l.; Hou, M.; Zeng, X.-m. 2009: A new species of hynobiid salamander (Urodela: Hynobiidae: Pseudohynobius) from Southwestern China. Zootaxa, 2149: 62-68.
- Hu and Fei in Hu, Fei and Ye, 1978. Pseudohynobius flavomaculatus. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009 Downloaded on 20 November 2009.