Korean salamander

The Korean salamander (Hynobius leechii) is the most common species of salamander on the Korean peninsula, and is also found in nearby provinces of China (Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang) and on Jeju Island. It typically lives on forested hills, and from time to time mass deaths occur in Korea when salamanders encounter man-made drainage structures. This has prompted Korean government officials to execute a series of mass evacuations in heavily salamandered areas.

Korean salamander
Hynobius leechii,Danyang

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species:
H. leechii
Binomial name
Hynobius leechii
Mori, 1928
Synonyms

Hynobius mantchuricus

Subspecies

  • Hynobius leechi quelpartensis
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See also

References

  1. Masafumi Matsui; Zhao Wenge (2004). "Hynobius leechii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "South Korean nun ends 100-day fast for salamander". Daily Times. 5 February 2005. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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