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Hynobius tsuensis (Tsushima Salamander)

Synonyms: Hynobius bicolor; Hynobius leechii tagoi; Hynobius nebulosus tsuensis; Hynobius tagoi

Wikipedia Abstract

The Tsushima salamander (Hynobius tsuensis) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.
View Wikipedia Record: Hynobius tsuensis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
7
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
32
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 15.77
EDGE Score: 2.82
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  6 inches (14.2 cm)
Litter Size [1]  56
Litters / Year [1]  1

Ecoregions

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

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Iki -Tsushima Quasi National Park 130417 Nagasaki, 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