Alpine Stream Salamander

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Alpine Stream Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Batrachuperus
Species: B. tibetanus
Binomial name
Batrachuperus tibetanus
Schmidt, 1925

The Alpine Stream Salamander (Batrachuperus tibetanus) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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