Liua tsinpaensis

Taxonomy

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:

Liua tsinpaensis

Species Authority:

(Liu and Hu in Hu, Zhao and Liu, 1966)

Common Name/s:

English

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Tsinpa Salamander

Synonym/s:

Ranodon tsinpaensis Liu and Hu, 1966

Taxonomic Notes:

Kuzmin and Thiesmeier (2001) included this species in the genus Ranodon, rather than Pseudohynobius. Pseudohynobius flavomaculatus was considered to be a synonym of this species by Zhao and Hu (1983) and Zhao and Wu (1995), but is considered a valid species by Ye, Fei and Hu (1993) and Fei (1999).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Fei Liang, Liang Gang
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2 and its Area of Occupancy is less than 2,000 km2, it is known from only three locations, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat and in the number of mature individuals in Shaanxi and Sichuan, China.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is restricted to southern Shaanxi (Zhouzhi and Ningshaan Counties) and north-eastern Sichuan (Wanyuan County), China, from 1,600-1,860m asl. It is known from only three locations.
Countries:	Native: China
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Population [top]

Population:	It is an uncommon species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits small hill streams and riparian habitats, usually in forested areas. It breeds in the mouth of the springs and larval development takes place in the water.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is threatened by exploitation for food and traditional Chinese medicine, as well as by habitat loss and degradation due to agriculture.

Major Threat(s):

It is threatened by exploitation for food and traditional Chinese medicine, as well as by habitat loss and degradation due to agriculture.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Taibaishan National Nature Reserve and Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve are within the range of this species. There is a need to implement measures to ensure that the offtake of this species from the wild is managed in a sustainable manner.

Conservation Actions:

Taibaishan National Nature Reserve and Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve are within the range of this species. There is a need to implement measures to ensure that the offtake of this species from the wild is managed in a sustainable manner.

Citation:	Fei Liang, Liang Gang 2004. Liua tsinpaensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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