Hokuriku salamander

Hokuriku salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species: H. takedai
Binomial name
Hynobius takedai
Matsui & Miyazaki, 1984

The Hokuriku salamander (Hynobius takedai) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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