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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
|name=Jeju salamander
| image = Hynobius quelpaertensis.jpg
|status=DD|status_system=IUCN3.1
| status = VU
|status_ref= <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN| id = 59100| taxon = ''Hynobius quelpaertensis''| assessors = Masafumi Matsui| assessment_year = 2004| version = 2012.2| accessdate = 31 October 2012}}</ref>
| status_system = IUCN3.1
|regnum=[[Animal]]ia
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2019 |title=''Hynobius quelpaertensis'' |volume=2019 |page=e.T119242042A110101600 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T119242042A110101600.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
|phylum=[[Chordate|Chordata]]
| genus = Hynobius
|classis=[[Amphibian|Amphibia]]
| species = quelpaertensis
|subclassis=[[Lissamphibia]]
| authority = [[Tamezo Mori|Mori]], 1928
|ordo=[[Caudata]]
}}
|familia=[[Asiatic salamander|Hynobiidae]]

|genus='''''[[Hynobius]]'''''
'''''Hynobius quelpaertensis''''', the '''Jeju salamander''', also spelled '''Cheju salamander''', is a species of [[salamander]] found on various islands and peninsulas off the southwestern coast of the [[Korean Peninsula]], including [[Jindo (island)|Jindo]], [[Geojedo]], [[Jejudo]], and [[Namhae County|Namhae]].<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021" /> It inhabits moist mountain forests.
|species='''''H. quelpaertensis'''''
|binomial=''Hynobius quelpaertensis''|binomial_authority=[[Mori]], 1928}}
The '''Jeju salamander''', also spelled '''Cheju salamander''', '''''Hynobius quelpaertensis''''', is a species of [[salamander]] found on various islands and peninsulas off the southwestern coast of the [[Korean Peninsula]], including [[Jindo (island)|Jindo]], [[Geojedo]], [[Jejudo]], and [[Namhae County|Namhae]].<ref name=IUCN/> It inhabits moist mountain forests.


Jeju salamanders are speckled brown in color. Adult males are {{convert|8|-|14|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} in length, and adult females {{convert|7|-|11|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}. Males are also distinguished by their thick front legs and black coloration on their backs. This species mates from March to late April, laying eggs under small rocks and leaves in mountain pools.
Jeju salamanders are speckled brown in color. Adult males are {{convert|8|-|14|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} in length, and adult females {{convert|7|-|11|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}. Males are also distinguished by their thick front legs and black coloration on their backs. This species mates from March to late April, laying eggs under small rocks and leaves in mountain pools.


The Jeju salamander was previously considered a subspecies of the [[Korean salamander]], and was classified as ''[[Hynobius leechii]] quelpaertensis''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=28930|title=Hynobius quelpaertensis|work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.0|accessdate=31 October 2012}}</ref>
The Jeju salamander was previously considered a subspecies of the [[Korean salamander]], and was classified as ''[[Hynobius leechii]] quelpaertensis''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=28930 |title=Hynobius quelpaertensis |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.0 |access-date=31 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913235602/http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=28930 |archive-date=13 September 2007 |df= }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{cite web|url=http://nature.jeju.go.kr/ecology/ecology_view.asp?code3=1&code1=B02&code2=01&KF=&KW=|author=Jeju Ecological Information Service|title=제주도롱뇽|accessdate=2007-06-11}}


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Korean salamander]]
*[[Korean salamander]]


==References==
{{wikispecies|Hynobius quelpaertensis}}
{{Wikispecies|Hynobius quelpaertensis}}
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web|url=http://nature.jeju.go.kr/ecology/ecology_view.asp?code3=1&code1=B02&code2=01&KF=&KW= |author=Jeju Ecological Information Service |title=제주도롱뇽 |access-date=2007-06-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927200635/http://nature.jeju.go.kr/ecology/ecology_view.asp?code3=1&code1=B02&code2=01&KF=&KW= |archive-date=2007-09-27 |df= }}

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[[Category:Hynobius]]

[[Category:Hynobius|quelpaertensis]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Korea]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Korea]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Korea]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Korea]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1928]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Tamezo Mori]]

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Hynobius quelpaertensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
Species:
H. quelpaertensis
Binomial name
Hynobius quelpaertensis
Mori, 1928

Hynobius quelpaertensis, the Jeju salamander, also spelled Cheju salamander, is a species of salamander found on various islands and peninsulas off the southwestern coast of the Korean Peninsula, including Jindo, Geojedo, Jejudo, and Namhae.[1] It inhabits moist mountain forests.

Jeju salamanders are speckled brown in color. Adult males are 8–14 cm (3–6 in) in length, and adult females 7–11 cm (3–4 in). Males are also distinguished by their thick front legs and black coloration on their backs. This species mates from March to late April, laying eggs under small rocks and leaves in mountain pools.

The Jeju salamander was previously considered a subspecies of the Korean salamander, and was classified as Hynobius leechii quelpaertensis.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Hynobius quelpaertensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T119242042A110101600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T119242042A110101600.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Hynobius quelpaertensis". Amphibian Species of the World 5.0. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2012.