Wushan Salamander

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Wushan Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Ranodon
Species: R. shihi
Binomial name
Ranodon shihi
(Liu, 1950)

The Wushan Salamander (Ranodon shihi) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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