Family

Asian Salamanders

Hynobiidae

8 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderCaudata (Salamanders)
FamilyHynobiidae (Asian Salamanders)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Onychodactylus japonicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU Endemic

Batrachuperus tibetanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN Endemic

Hynobius formosanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Hynobius nigrescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Hynobius lichenatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Onychodactylus fuscus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN Endemic

Hynobius sonani

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

CR Endemic

Hynobius glacialis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Asian Salamanders

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	4	~50%
	Japanese Clawed Salamander			~20%
	Black Salamander			Insufficient data
	Northeast Salamander			Insufficient data
	🐸 Tadami Clawed Salamander			Insufficient data
2	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3	~30%
	Taiwan Salamander			~20%
	Sonan's Hynobiid			Insufficient data
	🐸 Nanhu Salamander			Insufficient data
3	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	~20%
	Alpine Stream Salamander			Insufficient data