Western Chinese mountain salamander
- Western Chinese mountain salamander
Taxobox
name = Pagham stream salamander
status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
subclassis = Lissamphibia
ordo = Caudata
familia = Hynobiidae
genus = "Batrachuperus"
species = "B. pinchonii"
binomial = "Batrachuperus pinchonii"
The Western Chinese mountain salamander, "Batrachuperis pinchonii", is known in Chinese legend as the White Dragon. During the 16th century, a Chinese author documented its presence at the Omei mountain in the province of Sichuan. He wrote that "the salamanders living in clear water have some larger toes, a yellow coloration with black spots, four feet, a snout that is slightly raised, a graceful body and an amiable air." Moreover, local peasants would entreat it to bring rain during especially dry seasons.
References
*Chang, Mangven L. Y. 1936. Contribution à l'étude Morphologique, Biologique et systématique des Amphibiens urodèles de la Chine. Libraire Picart, Paris, 156 p.
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