Batrachuperus yenyuanensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	CAUDATA	HYNOBIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Batrachuperus yenyuanensis

Species Authority:

Liu, 1950

Common Name/s:

English

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Yenyuan Stream Salamander

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Wu Guanfu, Fei Liang
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable, in view of its extent of occurrence of less than 20,000 km2 and area of occupancy of less than 2,000 km2, with all individuals in fewer than ten locations, and a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, and in the number of mature individuals.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from south-western Sichuan Province (Yanyuan, Xichang, Mianning, and Puxiong counties) in China, from 2,900-4,400m asl.
Countries:	Native: China
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is uncommon and the population is believed to be small.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives and breeds in streams and lakes surrounded by dense vegetation.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Over-collecting for traditional Chinese medicine and food is a major threat to this species.

Major Threat(s):

Over-collecting for traditional Chinese medicine and food is a major threat to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Part of the species' range is within Luojishan Nature Reserve. There is a need to implement measures to ensure that the offtake of this species from the wild is managed sustainably.

Conservation Actions:

Part of the species' range is within Luojishan Nature Reserve. There is a need to implement measures to ensure that the offtake of this species from the wild is managed sustainably.

Bibliography [top]

	Fei, L., Ye, C.-Y., Huang, Y.-A. and Liu, M.-Y. 1999. Atlas of Amphibians of China. Henan Science and Technical Press, Zhengzhou. IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. MacKinnon, J., Meng, S., Cheung, C., Carey, G., Zhu, X. and Melville, D. 1996. A Biodiversity Review of China. World Wide Fund for Nature International, Hong Kong. Ye, C.-Y, Fei, L. and Hu, S.Q. 1993. Rare and Economic Amphibians of China. Sichuan Publishing House of Science and Technology, Chengdu.

Fei, L., Ye, C.-Y., Huang, Y.-A. and Liu, M.-Y. 1999. Atlas of Amphibians of China. Henan Science and Technical Press, Zhengzhou.

IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.

MacKinnon, J., Meng, S., Cheung, C., Carey, G., Zhu, X. and Melville, D. 1996. A Biodiversity Review of China. World Wide Fund for Nature International, Hong Kong.

Ye, C.-Y, Fei, L. and Hu, S.Q. 1993. Rare and Economic Amphibians of China. Sichuan Publishing House of Science and Technology, Chengdu.

Citation:	Wu Guanfu, Fei Liang 2004. Batrachuperus yenyuanensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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