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 | |
|---|---|
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| Hynobius leechii,Danyang | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Hynobius |
| Species: | H. leechii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hynobius leechii Mori, 1928 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hynobius mantchuricus | |
Subspecies
- Hynobius leechi quelpartensis
See also
- List of amphibians of Korea
- Korean crevice salamander
- Kori salamander
- Jiyul - Buddhist nun who fasted to stop destruction of Korean salamander lands[2]
- Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea by (1962) Robert G. Webb, J. Knox Jones, Jr., and George W. Byers in University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 149–173, January 31, 1962.
References
- Masafumi Matsui; Zhao Wenge (2004). "Hynobius leechii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "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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