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| The '''Gorgan salamander''' ('''''Paradactylodon gorganensis''''') is a species of ]s in the family ], ] to a single location in ], the caves near the ]. | The '''Gorgan salamander''' ('''''Paradactylodon gorganensis''''') is a species of ]s in the family ], ] to a single location in ], the caves near the ]. | ||
| Its habitats are freshwater springs, inland ]s, and caves. It is threatened by ] and considered ] due to its extremely limited range and small population size.<ref name=iucn/> | Its habitats are freshwater springs, inland ]s, and caves. It is threatened by ] and considered ] due to its extremely limited range and small population size victor Diaz.<ref name=iucn/> | ||
| ==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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| Gorgan salamander | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Paradactylodon |
| Species: | P. gorganensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paradactylodon gorganensis Clergue-Gazeau & Thorn, 1979 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Gorgan salamander (Paradactylodon gorganensis) is a species of salamanders in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to a single location in Iran, the caves near the Shir-Abad Waterfall. Its habitats are freshwater springs, inland karsts, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss and considered critically endangered due to its extremely limited range and small population size victor Diaz.
Sources
- ^ Theodore Papenfuss; Steven Anderson; Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani; Sergius Kuzmin; Mozafar Sharifi; Göran Nilson (2009). "Iranodon gorganensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T2666A9466224. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T2666A9466224.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Iranodon gorganensis | |
| Batrachuperus gorganensis | |
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