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Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis Xu & Zeng, 2007

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

The Kuankuoshui salamander (Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to China and only know from its type locality, Puchang-Kuankuoshui Nature Reserve (蒲昌宽阔水) in Suiyang County, Guizhou Province. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, streams, and pools. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Kuankuoshui salamander is a relative large salamander, about 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length.

Wikipedia contributors, Kuankuoshui salamander; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:13:27.489320+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis Xu & Zeng, 2007
Name authority
Xu & Zeng, 2007
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Caudata
Family
Hynobiidae
Genus
Pseudohynobius
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderCaudata
  10. familyHynobiidae Cope, 1859
  11. subfamilyHynobiinae Cope, 1859
  12. genusPseudohynobius Fei & Yang, 1983
  13. speciesPseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis Xu & Zeng, 2007

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudohynobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Pseudohynobius guizhouensis Li, Tian & Gu, 2010HynobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pseudohynobius jinfo Wei, Xiong & Zeng, 2009HynobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pseudohynobius shuichengensis Tian, Gu, Li, Sun & Li, 1998HynobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 72 records assigned to Hynobiidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=775883 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:78G3D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.