Oki Salamander

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Oki Salamander
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Hynobiidae Genus: Hynobius Species: H. okiensis
Binomial name
Hynobius okiensis Sato, 1940

The Oki Salamander (Hynobius okiensis) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family. It is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• Kaneko, Y. & Matsui, M. 2004. Hynobius okiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.