Yenyuan stream salamander

The Yenyuan stream salamander (Batrachuperus yenyuanensis) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to Sichuan, China, where it occurs in Yanyuan, Xichang, Mianning, and Puxiong counties.

It is a high-altitude salamander, typically inhabiting the waterways along the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau at altitudes 2440 to 4025 meters above sea level.

[2] Adults eat a diet consisting mainly of insects and shrimp, and to a lesser degree, algae and seeds.

[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

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