Hakuba salamander

Hakuba salamander
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Hynobiidae
Genus:	Hynobius
Species:	H. hidamontanus
Binomial name
Hynobius hidamontanus Matsui, 1987
Synonyms
Hynobius tenuis Nambu, 1991

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.

Source

• Kaneko, Y. & Matsui, M. 2004. Hynobius hidamontanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July, 2007.
• Nambu, H., 1991. Hynobius tenuis (Caudata, Hynobiidae), a new species of salamander from Central Japan. Zoological Science, 8(5): 991-997.