Kasumi Salamander
カスミサンショウウオ · Kasumisanshouuo
Photo: KENPEI / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
- Designated by
- Prefectural / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Species
- Designated on
- April 22, 2014
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima
- Scientific name
- Hynobius nebulosus
About the Kasumi Salamander
Under current taxonomy, the Kasumi Salamander, Hynobius nebulosus, occurs in Kyushu and nearby islands. Many Honshu and Shikoku populations formerly assigned to it are now recognized as separate species. Adults live on damp forest floors and breed in still waters such as wetlands and rice fields. In Kagoshima its breeding season extends from December to March, and it is protected as a prefectural Natural Monument.
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The Kasumi Salamander is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.
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