Batrachuperus
| Batrachuperus | |
|---|---|
| Four preserved Batrachuperus yenyuanensis. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hynobiinae |
| Genus: | Batrachuperus Boulenger, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Desmodactylus pinchonii David, 1872 | |
Batrachuperus is a genus of salamander in the family Hynobiidae found in western China and adjacent Myanmar. Their common name is stream salamanders or mountain salamanders. Species now in Paradactylodon were formerly part of the then paraphyletic Batrachuperus.
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