The Hakuba salamander or Japanese mountain salamander (Hynobius hidamontanus) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae. This salamander is also synonymous with the mountain salamander (Hynobius tenuis). It is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater springs, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss. References Nambu, H., 1991. Hynobius tenuis (Caudata, Hynobiidae), a new species of salamander from Central Japan. Zoological Science, 8(5): 991–997. Hynobius Amphibians described in 1987 Endemic amphibians of Japan Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Masafumi Matsui