Turkestanian salamander

Turkestanian salamander
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species: H. turkestanicus
Binomial name
Hynobius turkestanicus
Nikolsky, 1909

The Turkestanian salamander (Hynobius turkestanicus) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family[1] once found in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Several specimens were collected in 1909,[2] but since then the species has not been seen in the wild. None remain in captivity. The Turkestanian salamander is currently on the list of the 10 Most Wanted Amphibians, a rediscovery effort launched by Conservation International.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kuzmin, S., Ishchenko, V., Ananjeva, N. & Orlov, N. (2004). "Hynobius turkestanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Turkestanian salamander". Biodiversity: Species profiles. Conservation International. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "The search for lost frogs". Campaigns. Conservation International. Retrieved 9 May 2014.