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Species of amphibian

Hokuriku salamander
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
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
Matsui & Miyazaki, 1984

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.

References

  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.
Salamanders in the Hynobius genus
Taxon identifiers
Hynobius takedai

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