Central Asian salamander
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Template:Taxobox The Central Asian salamander (Ranodon sibiricus) is a species of salamander in the monotypic genus Ranodon of the Hynobiidae family.[1] In Kazakhstan and Russia, it is called the Semirechensk salamander (Template:Lang-kk; Template:Lang-ru), while in China, it is called the Xinjiang salamander (Template:Zh; Template:Lang-ug).
The Central Asian salamander is found in the Dzungarian Alatau mountains on the border of China and Kazakhstan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, tundra, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and freshwater springs. The species is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
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