Amji's salamander
| Amji's salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Hynobius |
| Species: | H. amjiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hynobius amjiensis Gu, 1992
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Amji's salamander (Hynobius amjiensis) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae. This species is endemic to China, or more specifically to Zhejiang Province; its breeding habitat consists of five small pools at the top of Mount Longwangshan, in Anji County, north-western Zhejiang, at about 1,300 m (4,300 ft) above sea level.[1] Adult males have a total length of 153–166 mm (6.0–6.5 in) and females of about 166 mm (6.5 in).[2]
Although the known breeding habitat is all contained within the small Longwangshan Nature Reserve, habitat alteration is increasingly becoming a problem due to the growing threat of human disturbance at the site, especially from tourist activities. This, in combination with the very small breeding population size, has made
References
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Hynobius amjiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T59089A63876823. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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