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Oodaigahara Salamander
Hynobius boulengeri
The Oodaigahara Salamander is a large salamander found in mountain streams of the Kii Peninsula, Shikoku, and Kyushu. At night it eats small animals along the water, and it lays eggs under stones in clean streams. Named for Odaigahara in Nara, its habitats in several prefectures are designated Natural Monuments.
- Scientific name
- Hynobius boulengeri
- Group
- Amphibians
- Prefectures
- Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Oita
- 日本語
- オオダイガハラサンショウウオ
- 简体中文
- 大台原山椒鱼
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The Oodaigahara Salamander is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Oita.
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