CalPhotos    Photo Database

Batrachuperus tibetanus; Tibetan Brook Salamander   

Contributors      Log In  
 

click photo for larger file
Batrachuperus tibetanus
Batrachuperus tibetanus
Tibetan Brook Salamander
Photographer: Theodore Papenfuss
Collection: AmphibiaWeb

ID: 0000 0000 0712 1763 (2012-07-26)

Copyright © 2012 Theodore Papenfuss

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Jul 12, 2012
  • date collected  Jul 12, 2012
  • location   Elevation 2238 Meters, 34.1552°N, 107.0195°E, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China (Shaanxi Province, China)
  • family Hynobiidae
  • order Caudata
  • class Amphibia
  • habitat  Completely aquatic, found under stones in clear shallow streams
  • notes   Specimen and liver tissue at MVZ. An addition four specimens were collected. They are deposited with tissues at the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Kunman, Yunnan, People's Republic of China. All specimens were found under stones in a ditch next to a dirt road. Shallow water (less than 10 centimeters deep) flowed in the ditch and drained into a larger stream. See additional habitat photos.
  • From the collection of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology   TP-MVZ 30732  
  • View all photos for this specimen
  • photo category: Animal - Amphibian

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Alpine Stream Salamander (AW ) Tibetan Brook Salamander (photographer)
  • View AmphibiaWeb record for Batrachuperus tibetanus
  • View all photos in CalPhotos of Batrachuperus tibetanus
  • Check Google Images for Batrachuperus tibetanus


  • The photographer's identification Batrachuperus tibetanus has not been reviewed. Sign in to review or comment on this photo

     
    Using this photo   The thumbnail photo (128x192 pixels) on this page may be freely used for personal or academic purposes without prior permission under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law as long as the photo is clearly credited with © 2012 Theodore Papenfuss. For other uses, or if you have questions, contact Theodore Papenfus asiaherp[AT]berkeley.edu. (Replace the [AT] with the @ symbol before sending an email.)


     

    Copyright © 1995-2024 UC Regents. All rights reserved.

    CalPhotos is a project of BNHM     University of California, Berkeley