Tohoku salamander

Tohoku salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species: H. lichenatus
Binomial name
Hynobius lichenatus
Boulenger, 1883

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

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