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Chiala mountain salamander
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Hynobiidae
Genus:	Batrachuperus
Species:	B. karlschmidti
Binomial name
Batrachuperus karlschmidti Liu, 1950

The Chiala mountain salamander (Batrachuperus karlschmidti) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to China and known from northwestern Sichuan, northeastern Tibet, and southeastern Gansu. Its validity as a species distinct from Batrachuperus tibetanus has been controversial. It is named after Karl Patterson Schmidt, American herpetologist.

The species' natural habitat are slow-flowing streams in grassland areas. It is largely aquatic but can occasionally be found on the stream bank. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by overgrazing as well as by collecting for traditional medicine.

References

1. ^ Xie Feng (2004). "Batrachuperus karlschmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59083A11867696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59083A11867696.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. ^ Liu, Ch'eng-Chao (1950). "List of Species: Caudata". Amphibians of Western China. Fieldiana: Zoology Memoirs. Vol. 2. pp. 87–96.
3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Batrachuperus karlschmidti Liu, 1950". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
4. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.

External links

• Batrachuperus karlschmidti Encyclopedia of Life page

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