Biology:Kuankuoshui salamander

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Kuankuoshui salamander
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Pseudohynobius
Species:
P. kuankuoshuiensis
Binomial name
Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis
Xu, Zeng, & Fu, 2007

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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2384496 entry