Japanese clouded salamander

Japanese clouded salamander
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Hynobiidae
Genus:	Hynobius
Species:	H. nebulosus
Binomial name
Hynobius nebulosus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838)

The Japanese clouded salamander (Hynobius nebulosus) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater springs, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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