Least ConcernSiberian Salamander
Salamandrella keyserlingii
One of the 14 salamanders on WAnimals
Amphibians · Caudata · Hynobiidae
Hynobius nigrescens
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The Japanese black salamander is a hynobiid endemic to Japan, characteristic of the heavy-snow regions of Honshu. It breeds as soon as the thaw begins, sometimes in pools still partly frozen, and lays its eggs in two spiral-shaped gelatinous sacs that it attaches to submerged branches.
Size
9 cm – 18 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: IUCN Red List · Animal Diversity Web · Wikipedia (es)
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 17.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Japanese Black Salamander — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about japanese black salamander.
