Hynobius or Asian Salamanders is a genus of salamander

Salamander

Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...

 in the Hynobiidae family, endemic to Japan

Japan

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, Korea

Korea

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, China

China

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 and Far East Russia

Russia

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It contains the following species:

Species

Binomial Name and Author	Common Name
Hynobius abei	Sato's Oriental Salamander
Hynobius amjiensis Hynobius amjiensis Hynobius amjiensis is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to China.Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater marshes.It is threatened by habitat loss.- Source :...	Amji Oriental Salamander
Hynobius arisanensis Hynobius arisanensis Hynobius arisanensis is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to Taiwan.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...	Arisan Oriental Salamander
Hynobius boulengeri	Odaigahara Oriental Salamander
Hynobius chinensis Hynobius chinensis Hynobius chinensis is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and arable land....	Chinese Salamander
Hynobius dunni	Dunn's Oriental Salamander
Hynobius formosanus Hynobius formosanus Hynobius formosanus is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to Taiwan.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...	Taiwan Salamander
Hynobius fuca	Taiwan Lesser Salamander
Hynobius glacialis	Nanhu Salamander
Hynobius guabangshanensis Hynobius guabangshanensis Hynobius guabangshanensis is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to China.Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, swamps, freshwater marshes, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.It is threatened by habitat loss....	Guabang Shan Salamander
Hynobius hidamontanus	Hakuba Salamander
Hynobius hirosei	Mount Ishizuchi Salamander
Hynobius katoi Hynobius katoi Hynobius katoi is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to Japan.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.-References:* Stuart, S.N. 2006. . Downloaded on 22 July 2007....	Kato's Salamander
Hynobius kimurae	Hida Salamander
Hynobius leechii	Gensan Salamander
Hynobius lichenatus	Tohuko Salamander
Hynobius maoershanensis	Xingan Salamander
Hynobius nebulosus Hynobius nebulosus The Japanese Clouded Salamander is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to Japan.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater springs, and irrigated land....	Japanese Clouded Salamander
Hynobius nigrescens	Japanese Black Salamander
Hynobius okiensis	Oki Salamander
Hynobius quelpaertensis	Cheju Salamander
Hynobius retardatus	Hokkaido Salamander
Hynobius sonani Hynobius sonani Hynobius sonani is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to Taiwan.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.- Source :...	Sonan's Salamander
Hynobius stejnegeri	Amber-colored Salamander
Hynobius takedai	Hokuriku Salamander
Hynobius tokyoensis	Tokyo Salamander
Hynobius tsuensis	Tsushima Salamander
Hynobius turkestanicus	Turkestanian Salamander
Hynobius yangi	Yang's Salamander
Hynobius yatsui	Yatsu's Salamander
Hynobius yiwuensis Hynobius yiwuensis Hynobius yiwuensis is a species of salamander in the Hynobiidae family.It is endemic to China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, arable land, and rural gardens.It is threatened by habitat...	Yiwu Salamander

External links

. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Hynobius. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: July 28, 2008). [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Hynobius. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 28, 2008).