Oita salamander
| Oita salamander | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Hynobius |
| Species: | H. dunni |
| Binomial name | |
| Hynobius dunni Tago, 1931 | |
The Oita salamander (Hynobius dunni) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to Japan.[1] Named after Oita Prefecture, its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and irrigated land in western Japan.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ "AmphibiaWeb - Hynobius dunni". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ↑ "Hynobius dunni (Oita Salamander)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
Sources
- Kaneko, Y.; Matsui, M. (2004). "Hynobius dunni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T10614A3205218. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T10614A3205218.en. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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