Abe's Salamander
Hynobius abei
Photo: Ministry of the Environment, Japan / CC BY 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Abe's Salamander is a small salamander occurring locally in forest and wetland habitats in Kyoto, Hyogo, Fukui, and Ishikawa. In Kyoto it breeds mainly in November and December, laying egg sacs in spring-fed pools or ditches with accumulated leaves and woody debris. Habitat development and drying threaten its populations. Its type locality at Zennoji in Kyotango, Kyoto, is designated a prefectural Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Hynobius abei
- Group
- Amphibians
- Prefectures
- Kyoto
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- EndangeredMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- アベサンショウウオ
- 简体中文
- 阿部山椒鱼
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The Abe's Salamander is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kyoto.
The Abe's Salamander is listed as "Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as アベサンショウウオ).
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