The Hokuriku salamander (Hynobius takedai) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Hokuriku salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Hynobiidae |
Genus: | Hynobius |
Species: | H. takedai
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Binomial name | |
Hynobius takedai |
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Hynobius takedai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T10618A177215667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T10618A177215667.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.