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

Hokuriku salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species:
H. takedai
Binomial name
Hynobius takedai

References edit

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Hynobius takedai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T10618A177215667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T10618A177215667.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.