Hynobius amakusaensis

Hynobius amakusaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species:
H. amakusaensis
Binomial name
Hynobius amakusaensis
Nishikawa and Matsui, 2014[2]

Hynobius amakusaensis, commonly called the Amakusa salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae. It is endemic to Kamishima in the Amakusa Islands of Japan.[3]

References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Hynobius amakusaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T79075007A177019904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T79075007A177019904.en.
  2. ↑ Nishikawa, Kanto; Matsui, Masafumi (2014). "Three new species of the salamander genus Hynobius (Amphibia, Urodela, Hynobiidae) from Kyushu, Japan". Zootaxa. 3852 (2): 203–226. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3852.2.3.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2024). "Hynobius amakusaensis Nishikawa and Matsui, 2014". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 June 2026.