Hokuriku salamander

Hokuriku salamander
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Hynobiidae
Genus:	Hynobius
Species:	H. takedai
Binomial name
	Hynobius takedai; Matsui & Miyazaki, 1984

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

Sources

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

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