The Korean salamander (Hynobius leechii), or Gensan salamander, is the most common species of salamander on the Korean peninsula, and is also found and on Jeju Island and in the north-eastern Chinese provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. It typically lives on forested hills, and from time to time mass deaths occur in Korea when salamanders encounter man-made drainage structures. This has prompted Korean government officials to execute a series of mass evacuations in heavily salamandered areas.

Korean salamander
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species:
H. leechii
Binomial name
Hynobius leechii
Mori, 1928
Synonyms
  • Hynobius mantchuricus

Subspecies

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  • Hynobius leechi quelpartensis

See also

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References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Hynobius leechii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T119241913A63876633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T119241913A63876633.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "South Korean nun ends 100-day fast for salamander". Daily Times. 5 February 2005. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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