Hynobiidae - Asiatic Salamanders		Classification  Kingdom: Animalia  Phylum: Chordata  Class: Amphibia  Order: Caudata   Family: Hynobiidae

There are 50 species in this family. They are all found in Asia. Most species are 4-10 inches in length. They have smooth skin, stout bodies, and eyelids. Most species live on the land and have lungs. Females lay masses of 35-70 eggs and the male fertilizes them. The female usually guards the eggs.

Larvae in this family have external gills and four gill slits. Species in this family include: the Yenyuan stream salamander, the Alpine stream salamander, the Japanese mountain salamander, and the Hida salamander.

World Status Key
Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically Endangered Extinct in Wild Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in NH Breeds in NH Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

Species Around the World
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Batrachuperus karlschmidti Longdong Stream Salamander-Batrachuperus londongensis Stream Salamander - Batrachuperus pinchonii Batrachuperus taibaiensis Alpine Stream Salamander - Batrachuperus tibetanus Yenyuan Stream Salamander-Batrachuperus yenyuanensis Abe's Salamander - Hynobius abei Anji Salamander - Hynobius amjiensis Arisan Hynobiid - Hynobius arisanensis Odaigahara Salamander - Hynobius boulengeri Chinese Salamander - Hynobius chinensis Oita Salamander - Hynobius dunni Formosa Salamander - Hynobius formosanus Hynobius guabangshanensis Japanese Mountain Salamander - Hynobius hidamontanus Hynobius katoi Hida Salamander - Hynobius kimurae Northeastern China Hynobiid Salamander - Hynobius leechii Tohoku Salamander - Hynobius lichenatus Hynobius maoershanensis Blotched Salamander - Hynobius naevius Clouded Salamander - Hynobius nebulosus Japanese Black Salamander - Hynobius nigrescens Oki Salamander - Hynobius okiensis Hynobius quelpaertensis		Hokkaido Salamander - Hynobius retardatus Sonon Salamander - Hynobius sonani Amber-colored Salamander - Hynobius stejnegeri Hokuriku Salamander - Hynobius takedai Tokyo Salamander - Hynobius tokyoensis Tsushima Salamander - Hynobius tsuensis Turkestanian Salamander - Hynobius turkestanicus Hynobius yangi Hynobius yatsui Yiwu hynobiid - Hynobius yiwuensis Wushan Salamander - Liua shihi Tsinpa Salamander - Liua tsinpaensis Long-tailed Clawed Salamander - Onychodactylus fischeri Japanese Clawed Salamander - Onychodactylus japonicus Shangcheng Salamander-Pachyhynobius shangchengensis Pachyhynobius yunanicus Gorgan Salamander - Paradactylodon gorganensis Paghman Mountain Salamander - Paradactylodon mustersi Persian Mountain Salamander - Paradactylodon persicus Protohynobius puxiongensis Yellow-spotted Salamander-Pseudohynobius flavomaculatus Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis Pseudohynobius shuichengensis Semirechensk Salamander - Ranodon sibiricus Siberian Salamander - Salamandrella keyserlingii

Additional Information

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Longdong Stream Salamander -Batrachuperus londongensis
The longdong stream salamander is found in China.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Longdong Stream Salamander -Batrachuperus londongensis
The longdong stream salamander is found in rocky streams.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Stream Salamander - Batrachuperus pinchonii
The stream salamander is found in China.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Stream Salamander - Batrachuperus pinchonii
The stream salamander is found in mountain rivers and streams.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Alpine Stream Salamander - Batrachuperus tibetanus
The alpine stream salamander is found in China.
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Alpine Stream Salamander - Batrachuperus tibetanus
During the day, the alpine stream salamander hides underwater beneath rocks or rotten wood .
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Anji Salamander - Hynobius amjiensis
The Anji salamander is only found in five small pools at the top of Mount Longwangshan in China.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Arisan Hynobiid - Hynobius arisanensis
The Arisan hynobid lives under rocks and bark.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Arisan Hynobiid - Hynobius arisanensis
The Arisan hynobid is found in Taiwan.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Odaigahara Salamander - Hynobius boulengeri
The Odaigahara salamander is found in Japan.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Odaigahara Salamander - Hynobius boulengeri
The Odaigahara salamander preys on spiders and insects and a large species of earthworm.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Chinese Salamander - Hynobius chinensis
The Chinese salamander is found in Hubei Province and Fujian Province in China.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Oita Salamander - Hynobius dunni
The Oita salamander is found in Japan.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Formosa Salamander - Hynobius formosanus
The Formosa salamander is found in Taiwan.
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Hida Salamander - Hynobius kimurae
The Hida salamander is found in Japan.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Northeastern China Hynobiid Salamander - Hynobius leechii
The northeastern China hynobiid salamander is found in China and North and South Korea.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Tohoku Salamander - Hynobius lichenatus
The Tohoku salamander is found in Japan.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Blotched Salamander - Hynobius naevius
The blotched salamander is found in Japan.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Clouded Salamander - Hynobius nebulosus
The clouded salamander is found in Japan.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Japanese Black Salamander - Hynobius nigrescens
The Japanese black salamander is found in Japan.
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Oki Salamander - Hynobius okiensis
The Oki salamander is found in Japan.
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Oki Salamander - Hynobius okiensis
The Oki salamander is found  in forests from sea level to high altitudes.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Hynobius quelpaertensis
Hynobius quelpaertensis is found in South Korea.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Hokkaido Salamander - Hynobius retardatus
The Hokkaido salamander is found  in Japan.
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Sonon Salamander - Hynobius sonani
The Sonon salamander is found in Taiwan.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Tokyo Salamander - Hynobius tokyoensis
The Tokyo salamander is found in Japan.
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Tokyo Salamander - Hynobius tokyoensis
The Tokyo salamander is threatened by habitat loss.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Tsushima Salamander - Hynobius tsuensis
The Tsushima salamander is found on Tsushima Island in Japan.
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Yiwu hynobiid - Hynobius yiwuensis
The Yiwu hynobid is found in China.
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Yiwu hynobiid - Hynobius yiwuensis
The Yiwu hynobid is found in fields and forests.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Wushan Salamander - Liua shihi
The Wushan salamander is found in China.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Tsinpa Salamander - Liua tsinpaensis
The Tsinpa salamander is found in China.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Long-tailed Clawed Salamander - Onychodactylus fischeri
The long-tailed clawed salamander is found in China, North and South Korea and Russia.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Japanese Clawed Salamander - Onychodactylus japonicus
The Japanese clawed salamander is found in Japan.
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Shangcheng Salamander - Pachyhynobius shangchengensis
The Shangcheng salamander is found in China.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Shangcheng Salamander - Pachyhynobius shangchengensis
The Shangcheng salamander is found in slow mountain forest streams.
Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Gorgan Salamander - Paradactylodon gorganensis
The Gorgan salamander is only found in Iran in the Shir-Abad Cave and the stream flowing from it.
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Gorgan Salamander - Paradactylodon gorganensis
There are only around 100 breeding adult Gorgan salamanders remaining in the wild.
Source: EDGE Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Paghman  Mountain Salamander - Paradactylodon mustersi
The Paghman mountain salamander is found in Afghanistan.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Paghman  Mountain Salamander - Paradactylodon mustersi
The Paghman mountain salamander is found in s cool highland streams fed by glaciers.
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Paghman Mountain Salamander - Paradactylodon mustersi
Male Paghman mountain salamanders guard their eggs.
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Persian Mountain Salamander - Paradactylodon persicus
The Persian mountain salamander is found in the Talesh and Alborz mountain ranges in Iran.
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Semirechensk Salamander - Ranodon sibiricus
The Semirechensk salamander is found in China and Kazakhstan.
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Semirechensk Salamander - Ranodon sibiricus
The Semirechensk salamander lives in the headwaters of small mountain streams and brooks.
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Siberian Salamander - Salamandrella keyserlingii
The Siberian salamander is found in China, Japan, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Mongolia, and the Russian Federation.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Siberian Salamander - Salamandrella keyserlingii
The Siberian salamander can survive in temperatures as low as -40° Fahrenheit.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School