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Prefectural Natural Monument
Amphibians
Hida Salamander
Hynobius kimurae
The Hida Salamander is a small salamander of mountain streams in central Honshu. It is distinctive for laying eggs in clean flowing water, attaching the egg sacs under stones. Named for the Hida region of Gifu, it is sensitive to environmental change in streams and is designated a Natural Monument in Gunma.
- Scientific name
- Hynobius kimurae
- Group
- Amphibians
- Prefectures
- Gunma
- 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.
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