''Hynobius'' is a genus of

salamander Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All ten ...

(Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in

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and

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. It contains these species:

Species

Species included (as of March 2021): *''

Hynobius abei The Abe's salamander (''Hynobius abei'') is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae. It is endemic to Japan and known from southwestern Honshu in northern parts of the Fukui, Kyoto, and Hyōgo Prefectures. The specific name ''abei'' hon ...

'' Sato, 1934 *''

Hynobius abuensis ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Matsui, Okawa, Nishikawa, and Tominaga, 2019 *''

Hynobius akiensis ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Matsui, Okawa, and Nishikawa, 2019 *''

Hynobius amakusaensis ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *'' Hynobius abei'' Sato ...

'' Nishikawa and Matsui, 2014 *''

Hynobius amjiensis Amji's salamander (''Hynobius amjiensis'') is a species of salamander in the family Asiatic salamander, Hynobiidae. This species is Endemism, endemic to China, or more specifically to Zhejiang Province; its breeding habitat consists of five small ...

'' Gu, 1992 *'' Hynobius arisanensis'' Maki, 1922 *''

Hynobius bakan ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Matsui, Okawa, and Nishikawa, 2019 *''

Hynobius boulengeri The Odaigahara salamander (''Hynobius boulengeri'') is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae. It is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. This species is threatened by habitat los ...

'' (Thompson, 1912) *''

Hynobius chinensis The Chinese salamander (''Hynobius chinensis'') is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and ar ...

'' Günther, 1889 *''

Hynobius dunni The Oita salamander (''Hynobius dunni'') is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to Japan. Named after Oita Prefecture, its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermitten ...

'' Tago, 1931 *''

Hynobius formosanus ''Hynobius formosanus'', the Taiwan salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Taiwan, where it occurs in the high mountains at around . Its natural habitats are from open alpine habitats to shaded moist evergreen ...

'' Maki, 1922 *''

Hynobius fossigenus ''Hynobius fossigenus'' is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, and is found in some prefectures in Kantō and Chūbu districts in Japan. Like all species in the genus ''Hynobius'', it has lungs, its tail is smaller than its body ...

'' Okamiya, Sugawara, Nagano, and Poyarkov, 2018 *''

Hynobius fucus The Taiwan lesser salamander (''Hynobius fuca'') is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South Chi ...

'' Lai and Lue, 2008 *''

Hynobius glacialis ''Hynobius glacialis'', the Nanhu salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Taiwan. Its common name refers to the type locality, Nanhu Mountain. The mountain contains glacial relic formations, the reason for the ...

'' Lai and Lue, 2008 *''

Hynobius geojeensis ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Min and Borzée, 2021 *''

Hynobius guabangshanensis ''Hynobius guabangshanensis'' is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to China, as it is only known from the locality from where it was described as a new species to science in 2004, at Guabang Shan Tree Farm in Qiyang County ...

'' Shen, 2004 *''

Hynobius guttatus ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Tominaga, Matsui, Tanabe, and Nishikawa, 2019 *''

Hynobius hidamontanus The Hakuba salamander or Japanese mountain salamander (''Hynobius hidamontanus'') is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae. This salamander is also synonymous with the mountain salamander (''Hynobius tenuis''). It is endemic to Japan. ...

'' Matsui, 1987 *''

Hynobius hirosei ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Lantz, 1931 *''

Hynobius ikioi ''Hynobius ikioi'' is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Kyushu in Japan. Physical characteristics ''Hynobius ikioi'' is very close to ''Hynobius amakusaensis'' and ''Hynobius osumiensis ''Hynobius'' is a genus of s ...

'' Matsui, Nishikawa, and Tominaga, 2017 *''

Hynobius iwami ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *'' Hynobius abei'' Sato ...

'' Matsui, Okawa, Nishikawa, and Tominaga, 2019 *''

Hynobius katoi ''Hynobius katoi'' is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such a ...

'' Matsui, Kokuryo, Misawa, and Nishikawa, 2004 *''

Hynobius kimurae The Hida salamander or Hondo salamander (''Hynobius kimurae'') is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, the Asiatic salamanders. It is Endemism, endemic to central and western Honshu, Japan. It lives in deciduous, coniferous, and mixe ...

'' Dunn, 1923 *''

Hynobius kuishiensis ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *'' Hynobius abei'' Sato ...

'' Tominaga, Matsui, Tanabe, and Nishikawa, 2019 *''

Hynobius leechii The Korean salamander (''Hynobius leechii''), or Gensan salamander, is the most common species of salamander on the Korean peninsula, and is also found and on Jeju Island and in the north-eastern Chinese provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongj ...

'' Boulenger, 1887 *'' Hynobius lichenatus'' Boulenger, 1883 *''

Hynobius maoershanensis The Xingan salamander (''Hynobius maoershanensis'') is a species of salamander in the family Asiatic salamander, Hynobiidae, endemic to China: it is only known from its Type locality (biology), type locality, Mao'ershan (Mount Mao'er) in the Xing ...

'' Zhou, Jiang, and Jiang, 2006 *'' Hynobius mikawaensis'' Matsui, Misawa, Nishikawa, and Shimada, 2017 *''

Hynobius naevius ''Hynobius naevius'', also known as the spotted salamander, Sagami salamander, Japanese salamander, and blotched salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae. It is endemic to northwestern Kyushu, Japan. Earlier records from Ho ...

'' (Temminck and Schlegel, 1838) *''

Hynobius nebulosus ''Hynobius nebulosus'', the Mitsjama salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Asiatic salamander, Hynobiidae endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater spring (hydrosphere), springs, and ...

'' (Temminck and Schlegel, 1838) *''

Hynobius nigrescens The Japanese black salamander (''Hynobius nigrescens'') is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater m ...

'' Stejneger, 1907 *''

Hynobius notialis ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Min and Borzée, 2021 *''

Hynobius okiensis The Oki salamander (''Hynobius okiensis'') is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (als ...

'' Sato, 1940 *''

Hynobius osumiensis ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Nishikawa and Matsui, 2014 *'' Hynobius oyamai'' Tominaga, Matsui, and Nishikawa, 2019 *''

Hynobius perplicatus ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Min and Borzée, 2021 *''

Hynobius quelpaertensis ''Hynobius quelpaertensis'', the Jeju salamander, also spelled Cheju salamander, is a species of salamander found on various islands and peninsulas off the southwestern coast of the Korean Peninsula, including Jindo, Geojedo, Jejudo, and Namha ...

'' Mori, 1928 *''

Hynobius retardatus The Ezo salamander (''Hynobius retardatus''), also known as the Hokkaido salamander, Noboribetsu salamander, or Ezo Sanshouo in Japanese language, Japanese is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae. Prior to 1923 the species was also cl ...

'' Dunn, 1923 *'' Hynobius sematonotos'' Tominaga, Matsui, and Nishikawa, 2019 *''

Hynobius setoi ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Matsui, Tanabe, and Misawa, 2019 *''

Hynobius setouchi ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Matsui, Okawa, Tanabe, and Misawa, 2019 *''

Hynobius shinichisatoi ''Hynobius shinichisatoi'', the Sobo salamander, has only been found in streams in the Sobo, Katamuki and Okue Biosphere Reserve, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is sit ...

'' Nishikawa and Matsui, 2014 *''

Hynobius sonani ''Hynobius sonani'', the Taichū salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, Endemism, endemic to Taiwan, where it occurs in the Central Mountain Range above . Its natural habitats are from open alpine habitats to shaded mois ...

'' (Maki, 1922) *''

Hynobius stejnegeri The amber salamander, amber-colored salamander, tortoiseshell salamander, or Stejneger's oriental salamander (''Hynobius stejnegeri'') is a species of salamander in the family Asiatic salamander, Hynobiidae, Endemism, endemic to Japan. Its natura ...

'' Dunn, 1923 *'' Hynobius takedai'' Matsui and Miyazaki, 1984 *'' Hynobius tokyoensis'' Tago, 1931 *''

Hynobius tosashimizuensis ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Sugawara, Watabe, Yoshikawa, and Nagano, 2018 *'' Hynobius tsuensis'' Abé, 1922 *'' Hynobius tsurugiensis'' Tominaga, Matsui, Tanabe, and Nishikawa, 2019 *''

Hynobius turkestanicus The Turkestanian salamander (''Hynobius turkestanicus'') is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae The Asiatic salamanders (family Hynobiidae) are primitive salamanders found all over Asia, and in European Russia. They are closely re ...

'' Nikolskii, 1910 *''

Hynobius unisacculus ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Min, Baek, Song, Chang, and Poyarkov, 2016 *''

Hynobius utsunomiyaorum ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Matsui and Okawa, 2019 *''

Hynobius vandenburghi ''Hynobius'' is a genus of salamander (Asian salamanders) in the family Hynobiidae, occurring in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Far East Russia. It contains these species: Species Species included (as of March 2021): *''Hynobius abei'' Sato, ...

'' Dunn, 1923 *''

Hynobius yangi ''Hynobius yangi'', the Kori salamander, is a species of salamander endemic to southeastern South Korea. It is a lentic-breeding species similar to the Korean salamander (''H. leechi'') but is distinguished by factors including tail shape and dor ...

'' Kim, Min, and Matsui, 2003 *''

Hynobius yiwuensis ''Hynobius yiwuensis'', the Yiwu salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Zhejiang, China. Its distribution area is central and eastern Zhejiang, and includes Yiwu that has given it its name. Its natural habitat ...

'' Cai, 1985

References

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AmphibiaWeb, available at https://web.archive.org/web/20040827082534/http://www.amphibiaweb.org/ (Accessed: July 28, 2008). Amphibian genera Taxa named by Johann Jakob von Tschudi Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{salamander-stub