Hynobius shinichisatoi Nishikawa & Matsui, 2014
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 shinichisatoi, the Sobo salamander, has only been found in streams in the Sobo, Katamuki and Okue Biosphere Reserve, Japan. It is black in colour.
It had previously been described as:
Pachypalaminus boulengeri Satō, 1954
Hynobius (Pachypalaminus) boulengeri partim Nakamura & Ueno, 1963
Hynobius boulengeri partim Nishikawa et al., 2001
Thus see also Hynobius boulengeri.
Wikipedia contributors, Hynobius shinichisatoi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:30:30.527222+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hynobius shinichisatoi Nishikawa & Matsui, 2014
- Name authority
- Nishikawa & Matsui, 2014
- 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 shinichisatoi Nishikawa & Matsui, 2014
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=1100231 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:6MQKW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.