Batrachuperus Explained

Batrachuperus is a genus of salamander in the family Hynobiidae found in western China and adjacent Myanmar. Their common name is stream salamanders or mountain salamanders. Species now in Paradactylodon were formerly part of the then paraphyletic Batrachuperus.

Species

The genus currently contains six species:^{[1] [2]}

• Batrachuperus daochengensis Xiong, Luo & Zeng, 2020
• Batrachuperus karlschmidti Liu, 1950 (Chiala mountain salamander)
• Batrachuperus londongensis Liu and Tian, 1978 (Longdong stream salamander)
• Batrachuperus pinchonii David, 1872 (Western Chinese mountain salamander)
• Batrachuperus tibetanus Schmidt, 1925 (Alpine stream salamander)
• Batrachuperus yenyuanensis Liu, 1950 (Yenyuan stream salamander)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Batrachuperus . Salamanders of China LifeDesk . 18 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140318093659/http://salamandersofchina.lifedesks.org/pages/4014 . 18 March 2014 . dead .
2. Xiong. Jian-Li. Luo. Wei. Zeng. Xiao-Mao. 2020-09-18. A new species of the genus Batrachuperus (Urodela: Hynobiidae) from Southwestern China. Zoological Research. en. 41. 5. 589–594. 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.129. 2095-8137. 7475016. 32816412.