Hida Salamander
Hynobius kimurae
Photo: Eugene van der Pijll / CC BY-SA 2.5 / Wikimedia Commons
Under current taxonomy, the Hida Salamander, Hynobius kimurae, occurs from central Honshu westward into the Chugoku region. It lives in mountain forests near small streams and attaches tough egg sacs beneath submerged rocks. Gunma's prefectural Natural Monument retains the historical name Hida Salamander, but the protected population there is now classified as the distinct species Hynobius fossigenus.
- Scientific name
- Hynobius kimurae
- Group
- Amphibians
- Prefectures
- Gunma
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Near ThreatenedMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- ヒダサンショウウオ
- 简体中文
- 飞驒山椒鱼
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The Hida Salamander is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Gunma.
You can see the Hida Salamander at Aqua Totto Gifu, among others (confirmed on each facility's official website on 2026-10-15).
The Hida Salamander is listed as "Near Threatened" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as ヒダサンショウウオ).
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