Hynobius glacialis Lai & Lue, 2008
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hynobius glacialis, the Nanhu salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Taiwan. Its common name refers to the type locality, Nanhu Mountain. The mountain contains glacial relic formations, the reason for the species epithet glacialis.
Nanhu salamanders are known from the northern Central Mountain Range and the Syueshan Mountain Range from above 3,000 m (9,800 ft). They are parapatric with H. formosanus that occurs at lower altitudes. They live near alpine tundra, usually beside creeks, cold springs, and seepages, usually hiding during the day. Their reproductive biology remains unknown.
The Nanhu salamander is medium-sized; adults are about 4.8–6.7 cm (1.9–2.6 in) in snout–vent length; it is the largest Taiwanese hynobiid.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hynobius glacialis Lai & Lue, 2008
- Name authority
- Lai & Lue, 2008
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Hynobiidae
- Genus
- Hynobius
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familyHynobiidae Cope, 1859
- subfamilyHynobiinae Cope, 1859
- genusHynobius Tschudi, 1838
- speciesHynobius glacialis Lai & Lue, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hynobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hynobius abei Sato, 1934 | HynobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hynobius amakusaensis Nishikawa & Matsui, 2014 | HynobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hynobius arisanensis Maki, 1922 | HynobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hynobius bakan Matsui, Okawa & Nishikawa, 2019 | HynobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hynobius chinensis Günther, 1889 | HynobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hynobius hidamontanus Matsui, 1987 | HynobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hynobius hirosei Lantz, 1931 | HynobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hynobius leechii Boulenger, 1887 | HynobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hynobius utsunomiyaorum Matsui & Okawa, 2019 | HynobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hynobius vandenburghi Dunn, 1923 | HynobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hynobius yiwuensis Cai, 1985 | HynobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hynobius turkestanicus Nikolskii, 1910 | HynobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=775870 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3NLTK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.