Biology:Taiwan salamander
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| Species: | H. formosanus
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| Hynobius formosanus Maki, 1922
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The Taiwan salamander, Hynobius formosanus, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Taiwan, where it occurs in the high mountains at around 2,100 m (6,900 ft). Its natural habitats are from open alpine habitats to shaded moist evergreen forests.[2] Adults have a total length of 58–98 mm (2.3–3.9 in).[3]
H. sonani has very fragmented distribution and is threatened by habitat loss, mainly caused by the development of infrastructure for tourism.[1] It is present in Ray-yuan Nature Reserve and Taroko National Park.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lue, Kuangyang; Chou, Wenhao (2004). "Hynobius formosanus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T59093A11870421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59093A11870421.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/59093/0. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ Lue, Kuang-Yang. "Hynobius formosanus". BiotaTaiwanica. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010627/http://amphibia.biota.biodiv.tw/pages/436. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999) (in Chinese). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 24. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
Wikidata ☰ Q2420802 entry
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