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Liua

Genus of amphibians

Liua is a genus of salamanders (common name: Sichuan salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to China.

01Species

The genus contains only two species:

  • Liua shihi (Liu, 1950), Wushan salamander (synonym: Ranodon shihi)
  • Liua tsinpaensis (Liu and Hu, 1966), Tsinpa salamander (synonym: Ranodon tsinpaensis)
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