Batrachuperus
Genus of amphibians
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Batrachuperus is a genus of salamander in the family Hynobiidae[1][2] 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.[1]
| Batrachuperus | |
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| Four preserved Batrachuperus yenyuanensis. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hynobiinae |
| Genus: | Batrachuperus Boulenger, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Desmodactylus pinchonii David, 1872 | |
Species
The genus currently contains six species:[1][2][3][4]
- 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)
Intrinsic Phylogeny
Intrinsic phylogeny tree of genus Batrachuperus.[5]
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