Saiki Joyama Oita Salamander

佐伯城山のオオイタサンショウウオ · Saikijouyamanoooitasanshouuo

Designated by: Prefectural / Natural Monument
Designation type: Habitat / breeding site
Designated on: March 22, 1966
Location: 大分県佐伯市
Prefectures: Oita
Scientific name: Hynobius dunni

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Oita Salamander

The Oita Salamander is a small salamander living mainly in Oita Prefecture and parts of Kyushu. In early spring it lays banana-shaped egg sacs in ponds and ditches, and it spends most of its life under leaf litter in woodland. Breeding sites have shrunk through development, and its habitat at Saiki Castle Hill is a Natural Monument.

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Map

Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).

Frequently asked questions

Saiki Joyama Oita Salamander is a Prefectural Natural Monument of Japan (大分県佐伯市). The Oita Salamander is a small salamander living mainly in Oita…

The designated site is in 大分県佐伯市.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.