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Hynobius abei (Abe's Salamander)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Abe's salamander (Hynobius abei) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater marshes, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Hynobius abei

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Hynobius abei

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
7
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
75
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 15.77
EDGE Score: 5.59
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  4.803 inches (12.2 cm)
Litter Size [1]  68
Litters / Year [1]  1

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Nihonkai evergreen forests Japan Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests    

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Wakasa Wan Quasi National Park 244647 Japan      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Japan Japan Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0