Puxiong salamander

Puxiong salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Pseudohynobius
Species:
P. puxiongensis
Binomial name
Pseudohynobius puxiongensis
(Fei & Ye, 2000)
Synonyms

Protohynobius puxiongensis Fei & Ye, 2000

The Puxiong salamander (Pseudohynobius puxiongensis) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to China. It is only known from the vicinity of its type locality, in Puxiong (普雄镇), in Yuexi County, Sichuan Province. The area belongs to the Hengduan Mountains that form the southeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.[1][2] The Puxiong salamander is a relatively small salamander with a slender body form.[3]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudohynobius puxiongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59110A63859410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59110A63859410.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Peng was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Sparreboom, Max (2011). "Pseudohynobius puxiongensis (Fei & Ye, 2000)". Salamanders of the Old World. Retrieved 25 February 2013.