Chiala Mountain Salamander
Batrachuperus karlschmidti
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Amphibians
The Chiala mountain salamander 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.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Hynobiidae
- Genus
- Batrachuperus