Western Chinese mountain salamander

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q2638225
Western Chinese mountain salamander
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Summary

Western Chinese mountain salamander is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western Chinese mountain salamander's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Western Chinese mountain salamander is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Western Chinese mountain salamander's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Western Chinese mountain salamander belongs to the parent taxon mountain salamanders[6].
  • Western Chinese mountain salamander is endemic to People's Republic of China[7].
  • Western Chinese mountain salamander's scientific name is Batrachuperus pinchonii[8].
  • Western Chinese mountain salamander's short name is recorded as B. pinchonii[9].
  • Western Chinese mountain salamander is commonly known as Western chinese mountain salamander[10].
  • Western Chinese mountain salamander is commonly known as Stream Salamander[11].
  • Western Chinese mountain salamander is commonly known as Western Chinese Mountain Salamander[12].
  • Western Chinese mountain salamander is commonly known as 山溪鲵[13].
  • Western Chinese mountain salamander's type locality is recorded as Sichuan[14].
  • Western Chinese mountain salamander's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[15].

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Classification

Western Chinese mountain salamander's scientific name is Batrachuperus pinchonii[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within mountain salamanders[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Western chinese mountain salamander[10], Stream Salamander[11], and 山溪鲵[13].

Distribution

Western Chinese mountain salamander is endemic to People's Republic of China[7].

Identifiers

Western Chinese mountain salamander's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 26840[16]. Western Chinese mountain salamander's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 156988[17]. Western Chinese mountain salamander's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1019684[18]. Western Chinese mountain salamander's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2431120[19]. Western Chinese mountain salamander's ITIS TSN is recorded as 668200[20].

Why It Matters

Western Chinese mountain salamander ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id → 66676
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    Endemic to → People's Republic of China
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