Jinfo Mountain salamander
| Jinfo Mountain salamander | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Pseudohynobius |
| Species: | P. jinfo |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudohynobius jinfo Wei, G., Xiong, J.-L., Hou, M., Zeng, X.-M., 2009[1] | |
The Jinfo Mountain salamander (Pseudohynobius jinfo) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family endemic to China, known only from Nanchuan District in Chongqing (formerly Sichuan). Its type locality is a spring-fed pond on Mount Jinfo. P. jinfo specimens from Nanchuan were first assumed to be yellow-spotted salamanders (P. flavomaculatus), but genetic methods, and later on, discovery of adult salamanders, allowed them to be identified as a new species.[1]
References
Further reading
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. 2008. Berkeley, California: Pseudohynobius jinfo. AmphibiaWeb.
- Sparreboom, Max (2010). "Pseudohynobius jinfo Wei, Xiong, Hou & Zeng, 2009". Salamanders of the Old World.