Hynobius sonani
Hynobius sonani, the Taichū salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Taiwan, where it occurs in the Central Mountain Range above 2,750 m (9,020 ft).[1] Its natural habitats are from open alpine habitats to shaded moist evergreen forests; it breeds in streams.[2]
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| Model in National Taiwan Museum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Hynobius |
| Species: | H. sonani |
| Binomial name | |
| Hynobius sonani (Maki, 1922) | |
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Salamandrella sonani Maki, 1922 | |
Adult males are 98–129 mm (3.9–5.1 in) and females are 90–105 mm (3.5–4.1 in) in length.[3]
The original specimens used to describe H. sonani (along with H. arisanensis and H. formosanus) were lost in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.[4]
Hynobius 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 Taroko National Park.[1]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hynobius sonani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59093A203523109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T59093A203523109.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Lue, Kuang-Yang. "Hynobius sonani". BiotaTaiwanica. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 26. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
- Lai, June-Shiang; Lue, Kuang-Yang (2008). "Two new Hynobius (Caudata: Hynobiidae) salamanders from Taiwan". Herpetologica. 64 (1): 63–80. doi:10.1655/06-065.1. JSTOR 25209100. S2CID 86589025.