Pachyhynobius shangchengensis

Pachyhynobius shangchengensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cryptobranchoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Cryptobranchoidea

Familia: Hynobiidae
Subfamilia: Hynobiinae
Genus: Pachyhynobius
Species: Pachyhynobius shangchengensis

Name

Pachyhynobius shangchengensis Fei, Qu & Wu, 1983

Type locality: "Shangcheng, Henan, 780 m", China.

Holotype: XNC 00227.

Synonyms

• Pachyhynobius shangchengensis Fei, Qu & Wu, 1983
• Xenobius melanonychus Zhang & Hu, 1985
• Sinobius melanonychus — Dubois, 1987
• Hynobius yunanicus Chen, Qu & Niu, 2001

References

• Chen, X.H.; Qu, W.Y.; Niu, H.X. 2001: A new species of the genus Hynobius from Henan Province, China (Caudata: Hynobiidae). Acta zootaxonomica sinica, 26: 383–387.
• Fei, L., Qu, W.-Y. & Wu, S.-h. 1983. A new genus and species of Hynobiidae from Henan, China. Amphibian Research. Kunming 1: 1. Reference page. 
• Fei, L., Qu, W.-y. & Wu, S.-h. 1985. Description of a new genus and species of Hynobiidae of China. Zoological Research 6: 399–404. [1], [2] Reference page. 
• Nishikawa, K. et al. 2010: Invalidity of Hynobius yunanicus and molecular phylogeny of Hynobius salamander from continental China (Urodela, Hynobiidae). Zootaxa, 2426: 65–67. Preview
• Xiong, J.L.; Qin, C.; Zeng, X.M.; Zhao, E.M.; Qing, L.Y. 2007: Karyotypic, morphological, and molecular evidence for Hynobius yunanicus as a synonym of Pachyhynobius shangchengensis (Urodela: Hynobiidae). Journal of herpetology, 41: 664–671. (Errata. 42, 417)

Links

• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Pachyhynobius shangchengensis
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Pachyhynobius shangchengensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pachyhynobius shangchengensis  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 29 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Shangcheng Stout Salamander
日本語: フトサンショウウオ