Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Taibai stream salamander
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
This species is aquatic
and inhabits fast-flowing streams
. It has
been found under rocks in the stream and under rocks on the banks
of the streams. The collection
site, which has steep slopes
, is well
shaded by the canopy
of the vegatation on the banks of both sides
of the river
. It is presumed that this species breeds in the streams
and has a larval development breeding strategy.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [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:
taibaiensis
- Scientific name: - Batrachuperus taibaiensis Song, Zeng, Wu, Liu and Fu, 2001
- Specific name:
taibaiensis
- 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
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 Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference database (version 3.0); (Frost, Darrel R. 2004. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 3.0 (22 August, 2004). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA)
- Fu, J., Wang, Y., Zheng, X., Liu, Z. and Zheng, Y. 2001. Genetic diversity in the eastern Batrachuperus (Caudata: Hynobiidae). Copeia: 1100-1107.
- IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
- Song, M., Zeng, X., Wu, G., Liu, Z. and Fu, J. 2001. A new species of Batrachuperus from northwestern China. Asiatic Herpetological Research: 6-8.
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.
- Feng, X. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- 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.
- Xie Feng 2004. Batrachuperus taibaiensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 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
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30831
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-668201
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 668201
- IUCN ID: 194639
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 180160
Footnotes
- Xie Feng 2004. Batrachuperus taibaiensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
