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Xingan salamander

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Xingan salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 a quite a common species during the breeding season (November–February). 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. ^ a b Xie Feng (2008). "Hynobius maoershanensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T135908A4219384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135908A4219384.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  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. Retrieved 19 October 2014.