Alpine stream salamander

The alpine stream salamander (Batrachuperus tibetanus) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to central China. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Alpine stream salamander
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Hynobiidae
Genus:	Batrachuperus
Species:	B. tibetanus
Binomial name
Batrachuperus tibetanus Schmidt, 1925
Synonyms[2]
Batrachuperus taibaiensis Song, Zeng, Wu, Liu, and Fu, 2001

It lives in Tibet, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Qinghai, and Gansu provinces of China.^[3]