Hynobiine Salamanders
Hynobiinae
The Asiatic salamanders (family Hynobiidae) are primitive salamanders found all over Asia, and in European Russia. They are closely related to the giant salamanders (family Cryptobranchidae), with which they form the suborder Cryptobranchoidea. About half of hynobiids currently described are endemic to Japan, but their range also covers parts of China, Russia, Afghanistan and Iran.
8 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 94 known species
Asian Salamanders
genusHynobius
Dybowski's Salamanders
genusSalamandrella
Shangcheng Chubby Salamanders
genusPachyhynobius
Stream Salamanders
genusBatrachuperus
Paradactylodon
genusParadactylodon
Sichuan Salamanders
genusLiua
Frog-tooth Salamanders
genusRanodon
Pseudohynobius
genusPseudohynobius
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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