Hakuba salamander
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Hynobius |
| Species: | H. hidamontanus
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| Hynobius hidamontanus Matsui, 1987
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The Hakuba salamander or Japanese mountain salamander (Hynobius hidamontanus) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae. This salamander is also synonymous with the mountain salamander (Hynobius tenuis). It is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater springs, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Hynobius hidamontanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T10615A177173766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T10615A177173766.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Nambu, H., 1991. Hynobius tenuis (Caudata, Hynobiidae), a new species of salamander from Central Japan. Zoological Science, 8(5): 991–997.
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