Japanese Clawed Salamander
Onychodactylus japonicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderCaudata (Caudats)
- FamilyHynobiidae (Asian Salamanders)
- GenusOnychodactylus
- SpeciesOnychodactylus japonicus (Japanese Clawed Salamander)
The Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers. The species, which is about 4 to 7 inches in length, is characterized by its thin brown skin with an orange patterned stripe along its back, as well as orange spots on their heads and on top of their legs. The diet of this species includes a variety of aquatic invertebrates such as clams, snails, and shrimp, while adult individuals also consume terrestrial invertebrates like worms, spiders, and flies. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Clawed Salamander sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Clawed Salamander in Nikko National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Clawed Salamander sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Japanese Clawed Salamander in Nikko National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Japanese Clawed Salamander in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.