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Hynobius hidamontanus (Hakuba Salamander)

Synonyms: Hynobius tenuis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Hakuba salamander or Japanese mountain salamander (Hynobius hidamontanus) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family. 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Hynobius hidamontanus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Hynobius hidamontanus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
7
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
64
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 15.77
EDGE Score: 4.9
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  4.134 inches (10.5 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1

Ecoregions

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

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Chubu - Sangaku National Park 430762 Japan      
Mount Hakusan National Park V 219319 Toyama, 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