Sonan's salamander
| Sonan's salamander | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Hynobius |
| Species: | H. sonani |
| Binomial name | |
| Hynobius sonani (Maki, 1922) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Salamandrella sonani Maki, 1922 | |
Sonan's salamander, Hynobius sonani, is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family, endemic to Taiwan, where it occurs in the Central Mountain Range above 2,750 m (9,020 ft).[1] Its natural habitats are from open alpine habitats to shaded moist evergreen forests; it breeds in streams.[2]
Adult males are 98–129 mm (3.9–5.1 in) and females are 90–105 mm (3.5–4.1 in) in length.[3]
The original specimens used to describe H. sonani (along with H. arisanensis and H. formosanus) were lost in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.[4]
H. sonani has very fragmented distribution and is threatened by habitat loss, mainly caused by the development of infrastructure for tourism.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Lue, Kuangyang; Chou, Wenhao (2004). "Hynobius sonani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ Lue, Kuang-Yang. "Hynobius sonani". BiotaTaiwanica. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 26. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
- ↑ Lai, June-Shiang; Lue, Kuang-Yang (2008). "Two new Hynobius (Caudata: Hynobiidae) salamanders from Taiwan". Herpetologica 64 (1): 63–80. doi:10.2307/25209100. JSTOR 25209100.
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