Taiwan salamander

Taiwan salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species: H. formosanus
Binomial name
Hynobius formosanus
Maki, 1922

The Taiwan salamander, Hynobius formosanus, is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family, endemic to Taiwan, where it occurs in the high mountains at around 2,100 m (6,900 ft). Its natural habitats are from open alpine habitats to shaded moist evergreen forests.[2] Adults have a total length of 58–98 mm (2.3–3.9 in).[3]

H. sonani has very fragmented distribution and is threatened by habitat loss, mainly caused by the development of infrastructure for tourism.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lue, Kuangyang; Chou, Wenhao (2004). "Hynobius formosanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. Lue, Kuang-Yang. "Hynobius formosanus". BiotaTaiwanica. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 24. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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