Kuankuoshui salamander
The Kuankuoshui salamander (Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to China and only know from its type locality, Puchang-Kuankuoshui Nature Reserve (蒲昌宽阔水) in Suiyang County, Guizhou Province. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, streams, and pools. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Kuankuoshui salamander is a relative large salamander, about 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length.
| Kuankuoshui salamander | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Pseudohynobius |
| Species: | P. kuankuoshuiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis Xu, Zeng, & Fu, 2007 | |
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