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Hynobius takedai (Hokuriku Salamander)

Wikipedia Abstract

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

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Hynobius takedai

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]  4.882 inches (12.4 cm)
Litter Size [1]  87
Litters / Year [1]  1

Ecoregions

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

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Noto Hanto Quasi National Park 101966 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