Ranodon


Ranodon is a monotypic genus of salamanders in the family Hynobiidae. It currently contains only one species, the Central Asian salamander.
Formerly in this genus were:
The Central Asian salamander is found in the Dzungarian Alatau mountains on the border of China and Kazakhstan.
Its natural habitat is temperate forest, tundra, temperate grassland, rivers, and freshwater marshes, and springs. The species is threatened by habitat loss.