Tokyo salamander

Tokyo salamander
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Hynobiidae
Genus:	Hynobius
Species:	H. tokyoensis
Binomial name
Hynobius tokyoensis Tago, 1931

The Tokyo salamander (Hynobius tokyoensis) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater springs, arable land, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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