Wushan Salamander | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Caudata |
Family: | Hynobiidae |
Genus: | Liua |
Species: | L. shihi |
Binomial name | |
Liua shihi (Liu, 1950) |
The Wushan Salamander (Liua shihi) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family. It is synonymous with Ranodon shihi. 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.