Oki salamander

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, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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