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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Alpine Stream Salamander, Tibetan mountain salamander
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
It lives and breeds
in streams
and seepages in high mountains or
plateaux. Some populations hibernate on land
in winter. This species
has a low reproductive rate.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.9 Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater Springs and Oases [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Caudata
()
- Scopoli, 1777
- Suborder:
Cryptobranchoidea
()
- Dunn, 1922
- Family:
Hynobiidae
()
- Cope, 1859 (1856)
- Subfamily:
Hynobiinae
()
- Genus:
Batrachuperus
()
- Boulenger, 1878
- Specific name:
tibetanus
- Scientific name: - Batrachuperus tibetanus Schmidt, 1925
- Specific name:
tibetanus
- Genus:
Batrachuperus
(
- Subfamily:
Hynobiinae
(
- Family:
Hynobiidae
(
- Suborder:
Cryptobranchoidea
(
- Order:
Caudata
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
Ye, Fei and Hu (1993) stated that the distinguishing features between
Batrachuperus tibetanus and B
. karlschmidti (colouration
and the number of gill filaments) are quite variable and that the
two taxa should be synonymized. Fu et al. (2001) confirmed
the distinctiveness of B. karlschmidti, and suggested, on
the basis of molecular evidence, that the nominal
B. tibetanus
comprises four species, three of which are undescribed.[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Batrachuperus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species and subspecies in this genus:
B. gorganensis (Gorgan Mountain Salamander) · B. karlschmidti (Chiala Mountain Salamander) · B. londongensis (Longdong Stream Salamander) · B. mustersi (Paghman Mountain Salamander) · B. persicus (Persian Mountain Salamander) · B. pinchonii (Western Chinese Mountain Salamander) · B. taibaiensis (Taibai Stream Salamander) · B. tibetanus (Tibetan Mountain Salamander) · B. yenyuanensis (Yenhuanhsien Mountain Salamander)
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Further Reading
- Amphibian species of the world: Additions and corrections / by William E. Duellman. Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1993. url p. 300, p. 327.
- Amphibians of western China. [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1950. url , p. 11, p. 397, p. 45, p. 48, p. 53, p. 54, p. 81, p. 96, p. 97, p. 98.
- Asiatic herpetological research. 4 1992 Berkeley, Calif.: Asiatic Herpetological Research Society; c1990- url p. 153, p. 156.
- Catalogue of type specimens of reptiles and amphibians in Chicago Natural History Museum. 36 1958 [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1958. url p. 412.
- Central Asiatic Expeditions of the American Museum of Natural History, under the leadership of Roy Chapman Andrews: preliminary contributions in geology, palaeontology, and zoology / by R.C. Andrews. .. [et al.] [New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1926-1930]. url p. 5, p. 554.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- Cheng, L. & Yuezhao, W. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Li Cheng, Wang Yuezhao 2004. Batrachuperus tibetanus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science: Chinese Institude of Biology - Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Chinese Institude of Biology - Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30832
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-668202
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 668202
- IUCN ID: 194640
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 180161
Footnotes
- Li Cheng, Wang Yuezhao 2004. Batrachuperus tibetanus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
