The Chiala mountain salamander (Batrachuperus karlschmidti) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to China and known from northwestern Sichuan, northeastern Tibet, and southeastern Gansu.

Its validity as a species distinct from Batrachuperus tibetanus has been controversial.

[3] It is named after Karl Patterson Schmidt, American herpetologist.

[2][4] The species' natural habitat are slow-flowing streams in grassland areas.

It is threatened by habitat loss caused by overgrazing as well as by collecting for traditional medicine.