Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Caudata > Hynobiidae > Hynobius > Hynobius stejnegeri

Hynobius stejnegeri (Amber-coloured salamander)

Synonyms: Hynobius naevius stejnegeri; Hynobius naevius yatsui; Hynobius yatsui; Pseudosalamandra stejnegeri; Seudosalamandra stejnegeri

Wikipedia Abstract

The amber salamander, amber-colored salamander, tortoiseshell salamander, or Stejneger's oriental salamander (Hynobius stejnegeri) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Hynobius stejnegeri

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
7
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
53
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 15.77
EDGE Score: 4.21
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  6 inches (15.5 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1

Ecoregions

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

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kyushu - Chuo - Sanchi Quasi National Park 66956 Japan  
Sobo - Katamuki Quasi National Park 54363 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