Biology:Gorgan salamander

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Gorgan salamander
Paradactylodon gorganensis02.jpg
Scientific classification
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P. gorganensis
Binomial name
Paradactylodon gorganensis
Clergue-Gazeau & Thorn, 1979
Synonyms
  • Batrachuperus gorganensis Clergue-Gazeau & Thorn, 1979
  • Iranodon gorganensis Clergue-Gazeau &Thorn, 1979

The Gorgan salamander (Paradactylodon gorganensis) is a species of salamanders in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to a single location in Iran, the caves near the Shir-Abad Waterfall. Its habitats are freshwater springs, inland karsts, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss and considered critically endangered due to its extremely limited range and small population size.[1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Theodore Papenfuss; Steven Anderson; Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani; Sergius Kuzmin; Mozafar Sharifi; Göran Nilson (2009). "Iranodon gorganensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2009: e.T2666A9466224. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T2666A9466224.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/2666/0. Retrieved 14 January 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q28005080 entry