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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:
Wushan salamander
Tsinpa salamander
Yellow-spotted salamander
Distribution
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
.