Korean salamander
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The Korean salamander is the most common species of salamander
on the Korean peninsula
, and is also found in adjacent portions of China
and on Jeju Island
. It typically lives on forested hills, and from time to time mass deaths occur in Korea when salamanders encounter man-made drainage structures.
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...
on the Korean peninsula
Korean Peninsula
The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 684 miles from continental Asia into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water.Until the end of...
, and is also found in adjacent portions of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and on Jeju Island
Jeju-do
Jeju-do is the only special autonomous province of South Korea, situated on and coterminous with the country's largest island. Jeju-do lies in the Korea Strait, southwest of Jeollanam-do Province, of which it was a part before it became a separate province in 1946...
. It typically lives on forested hills, and from time to time mass deaths occur in Korea when salamanders encounter man-made drainage structures.
See also
- List of amphibians of Korea
- Korean crevice salamanderKorean crevice salamanderThe Korean crevice salamander is a lungless salamander. It dwells under rocks in limestone forest areas of the Korean peninsula. It was discovered by Stephen J...
- Kori salamanderKori salamanderThe Kori salamander is a species of lentic breeding salamander found in southeastern South Korea. It is similar to the Korean salamander but is distinguished by factors including tail shape and dorsal coloration.The Kori salamander takes its name from Go-ri, a village in Hyoam-ri, Jangan-eup,...