Hynobius dunni Tago, 1931
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
The Oita salamander (Hynobius dunni) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to Japan. Named after Ōita Prefecture, its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and irrigated land in western Japan. It is threatened by habitat loss, due to the increasing construction of homes within its habitat. The Oita salamander is considered to be vulnerable by the (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species with a declining population.
Across Japan, the Oita salamander genetically differs based on their location. The DNA diversity was most apparent when comparing both the Northern and Southern species across Japan.
Wikipedia contributors, Oita salamander; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:29:42.606094+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hynobius dunni Tago, 1931
- Name authority
- Tago, 1931
- 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 dunni Tago, 1931
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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hynobius dunnus Tago, 1929 Tago, 1929 | synonym |
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=668209 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:6MQLH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.