Biology:Turkestanian salamander

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Turkestanian salamander
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species:
H. turkestanicus
Binomial name
Hynobius turkestanicus
Nikolsky, 1909

The Turkestanian salamander (Hynobius turkestanicus) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae[1] only once found in 1909 (4 animals)[2] in Central Asia somewhere "in Turkestan between Samarkand and Pamir" which can be in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan. Since then the species has not been seen in the wild. None remain in captivity. The Turkestanian salamander is currently on the list of the 10 Most Wanted Amphibians, a rediscovery effort launched by Conservation International.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2512345 entry