- Source: Shuicheng salamander
The Shuicheng salamander (Pseudohynobius shuichengensis) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to China. Its type locality is Shuicheng in Guizhou Province, and it is not yet known from elsewhere; it is not likely to be widely distributed. It lives in a karstic region. The adults live on the forest floor near streams. Breeding takes places in pools, ponds, or near the springs, and the larvae develop in these habitats. It is threatened by habitat loss and pollution.
References
Further reading
Sparreboom, Max (2010). "Pseudohynobius shuichengensis Tian, Gu, Sun & Li, 1998". Salamanders of the Old World.
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- Shuicheng salamander
- Shuicheng, Liupanshui
- Guizhou
- List of critically endangered amphibians
- Wildlife of China
- List of vulnerable amphibians
- List of amphibians of China
- Pseudohynobius
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- List of domesticated animals
