Hida salamander

Hida salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species: H. kimurae
Binomial name
Hynobius kimurae
Dunn, 1923

The Hida salamander (Hynobius kimurae) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.

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