Persian brook salamander

The Persian brook salamander or Persian mountain salamander (Paradactylodon persicus) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae found in Iran and possibly Azerbaijan. Its natural habitats are rivers, inland karsts, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Persian brook salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Paradactylodon
Species:
P. persicus
Binomial name
Paradactylodon persicus
(Eiselt & Steiner, 1970)
Synonyms[2]
  • Batrachuperus persicus Eiselt and Steiner, 1970
  • Batrachuperus gorganensis Clergue-Gazeau and Thorn, 1979
  • Paradactylodon gorganensis Clergue-Gazeau and Thorn, 1979

References
  1. Papenfuss, T., Anderson, S., Kuzmin, S. & Rastegar-Pouyani, N. 2004. Paradactylodon persicus. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 15 November 2009.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Paradactylodon persicus". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.


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