Biology:Xingan salamander

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Xingan salamander
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species:
H. maoershanensis
Binomial name
Hynobius maoershanensis
Zhou, Jiang & Jiang, 2006

The Xingan salamander (Hynobius maoershanensis) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to China : it is only known from its type locality, Mao'ershan (Mount Mao'er) in the Xing'an County, Guangxi.[2] Its natural habitats are marshes and the surrounding forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and, living close to the summit of Mao'ershan at around 2,000 m (6,600 ft) asl, by climate change. It occurs within the Mao'ershan National Nature Reserve.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hynobius maoershanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T135908A63849673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T135908A63849673.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135908/63849673. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hynobius maoershanensis Zhou, Jiang, and Jiang, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Caudata/Hynobiidae/Hynobiinae/Hynobius/Hynobius-maoershanensis. 

Wikidata ☰ Q765846 entry