| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | CAUDATA | HYNOBIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Hynobius turkestanicus | |||
| Species Authority: | Nikolsky, 1909 | |||
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| Taxonomic Notes: | The species is known only by the type series collected at the beginning of the 20th century. Apparently, all the collected specimens have been lost, and no other records are known. However, based on the description of the holotype, this seems to be a valid species. | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Sergius Kuzmin, Vladimir Ishchenko, Natalia Ananjeva, Nikolai Orlov |
| Reviewer/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
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Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, threats, status and ecological requirements. |
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| Range Description: | This species was described from the area "between Pamir and Samarkand", which is possibly in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan or Uzbekistan, although the exact collection localities are not known. There have been no more records of this species since the collection of the type series, so attempts to map its distribution have been based on the area most suitable for salamanders within the expedition route of the collector of the type series. |
| Countries: |
Presence uncertain:
Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan
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| Population: | As this species is known only from the type series, there is no information regarding its current population status. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It is possibly associated with rivers in humid mountain valleys. It is presumed to breed in water and to have a larval development breeding strategy. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | The threats to this species are not known. |
| Conservation Actions: | It is not known if this species occurs in any protected areas. It is an urgent priority to re-locate this species, and determine its conservation needs. |
| Citation: | Sergius Kuzmin, Vladimir Ishchenko, Natalia Ananjeva, Nikolai Orlov 2004. Hynobius turkestanicus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012. |
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