Kingdom Animalia Order Caudata Genus Hynobius Higher classification Hynobius | Phylum Chordata Family Hynobiidae Scientific name Hynobius nigrescens Rank Species | |
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Similar Cryptobranchoidea, Hynobius, Amphibians, Salamander, Tokyo salamander | ||
The Japanese black salamander (Hynobius nigrescens) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, irrigated land, canals and ditches.
References
Japanese black salamander Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA