Black Salamander
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Black Salamander

Hynobius nigrescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Nikko National Park
7 Verified records at Nikko National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Japanese black salamander (Hynobius nigrescens) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, irrigated land, canals and ditches. When the larva goes through metamorphosis its gills and fins are replaced with lungs and legs. As the salamander grows, many of its muscles are shifted or are created in order to account for its size and weight. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Salamander sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

Northeast Salamander
LC

Northeast Salamander

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Hynobius lichenatus

Insufficient data
Japanese Clawed Salamander
LC

Japanese Clawed Salamander

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Onychodactylus japonicus

20–30% · Possible
Tadami Clawed Salamander

Tadami Clawed Salamander

Amphibian

Onychodactylus fuscus

Insufficient data
Japanese Fire Belly Newt
NT

Japanese Fire Belly Newt

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Cynops pyrrhogaster

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
10–20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Salamander in Nikko National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Black Salamander sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Salamander in Nikko National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Black Salamander in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.

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