Batrachuperus londongensis

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Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Amphibia	Caudata	Hynobiidae

Scientific Name:

Batrachuperus londongensis Liu and Tian, 1978

Common Name(s):

English

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Longdong Stream Salamander

Synonym(s):

Batrachuperus longdongensis Liu and Tian, 1983

Taxonomic Notes:

Inger et al. (1990) regarded this taxon as a junior synonym of Batrachuperus pinchonii. It was removed from the synonymy of B. pinchonii by Ye, Fei and Hu (1993).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii,v) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Date Assessed:	2004-04-30
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor(s):	Wu Guanfu, Xie Feng
Reviewer(s):	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, it is known from fewer than five locations, and there is 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 only known from the Longdong River, Mount Emei, in Sichuan Province, China, from 1,300-1,800m asl. However, it might occur a little more widely.

Countries occurrence:

Native:

China

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Population [top]

Population:

There is no information on the current population status of this species.

Current Population Trend:

Decreasing

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits the lower section of rivers and springs in forested areas and requires cool water for breeding and stones for the eggs to adhere to. Breeding is not possible in disturbed habitats.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Over-collecting for traditional Chinese medicine and food is a major threat to this species. In the past, stones were collected from the riverbed as construction materials, which impacted on the species' breeding success (although this is now controlled).

Major Threat(s):

Over-collecting for traditional Chinese medicine and food is a major threat to this species. In the past, stones were collected from the riverbed as construction materials, which impacted on the species' breeding success (although this is now controlled).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The only known locality is within a protected scenic site, Emeishan Mountain Nature and Historical Heritage Site. There remains a need to monitor and control levels of offtake of this species from the wild.

Conservation Actions:

The only known locality is within a protected scenic site, Emeishan Mountain Nature and Historical Heritage Site. There remains a need to monitor and control levels of offtake of this species from the wild.

Citation:	Wu Guanfu, Xie Feng. 2004. Batrachuperus londongensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59084A11867916. . Downloaded on 22 April 2018.
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