Batrachuperus tibetanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cryptobranchoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Cryptobranchoidea

Familia: Hynobiidae
Subfamilia: Hynobiinae
Genus: Batrachuperus
Species: Batrachuperus tibetanus

Name

Batrachuperus tibetanus Schmidt, 1925

Type locality: "near Tibetan border of Kansu [= Gansu], southwest of Titao, 9000 feet altitude", at about latitude 33° N, in the In Hwang Ho drainage, China.

Holotype: AMNH 5900.

Synonyms

• Batrachuperus tibetanus Schmidt, 1925
• Batrachuperus thibetina — Chang, 1936

References

• Schmidt, 1925, Am. Mus. Novit., 157: 5.
• Chang, 1936, Contr. Etude Morphol. Biol. Syst. Amph. Urodeles Chine: 78.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Batrachuperus tibetanus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Batrachuperus tibetanus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Batrachuperus tibetanus  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 28 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Alpine Stream Salamander
русский: Тибетский горный углозуб