The Oki salamander (''Hynobius okiensis'') is a
species of
salamander in the family
Hynobiidae,
endemic to
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. Its natural
habitats are temperate
forests,
rivers, and
plantations. It is threatened by
habitat loss.
References
Hynobius
Endemic amphibians of Japan
Amphibians described in 1940
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Ikio Satō
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