Wushan salamander

Wushan salamander
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, and is endemic to China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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