Odaigahara Salamander

Odaigahara Salamander
Odaigahara Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species: H. boulengeri
Binomial name
Hynobius boulengeri
(Thompson, 1912)

The Odaigahara Salamander (Hynobius boulengeri) is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family. It is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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