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Prefectural Natural Monument
Amphibians
Kasumi Salamander
Hynobius nebulosus
The Kasumi Salamander is a small salamander found from Kinki to Kyushu, with several closely related species and populations known. In spring it lays egg sacs in rice-field pools and ponds, while adults live on the damp forest floor. In Kagoshima it is designated a Natural Monument to conserve its habitat.
- Scientific name
- Hynobius nebulosus
- Group
- Amphibians
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima
- 日本語
- カスミサンショウウオ
- 简体中文
- 霞山椒鱼
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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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