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Prefectural Natural Monument
Amphibians
Tohoku Salamander
トウホクサンショウウオ · Touhokusanshouuo
- Designated by
- Prefectural / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Species
- Designated on
- March 27, 2007
- Prefectures
- Gunma
- Scientific name
- Hynobius lichenatus
About the Tohoku Salamander
The Tohoku Salamander is a small salamander found mainly in the Tohoku region. In early spring, around snowmelt, it lays crescent-shaped egg sacs in wetlands and puddles. It usually lives under leaf litter and stones on the forest floor and is seldom seen. Its habitat is protected as a Natural Monument in Gunma.
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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.
Frequently asked questions
The Tohoku Salamander is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Gunma.
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