Japanese clawed salamander

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Japanese clawed salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Onychodactylus
Species:
O. japonicus
Binomial name
Onychodactylus japonicus
(Houttuyn, 1782)

The Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Onychodactylus japonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T79101232A79100404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T79101232A79100404.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.