Hynobius formosanus

{{short description|Species of salamander}}

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| image = Hynobius formosanus 21661290.jpg

| image_caption = H. formosanus in Taiwan

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=Hynobius formosanus |volume=2020 |page=e.T59102A203522803 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T59102A203522803.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| genus = Hynobius

| species = formosanus

| authority = Maki, 1922

| synonyms =

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Hynobius formosanus, the Taiwan salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Taiwan, where it occurs in the high mountains at around {{convert|2100|m|abbr=on}}. Its natural habitats are from open alpine habitats to shaded moist evergreen forests.{{cite web |url=http://amphibia.biota.biodiv.tw/pages/436 |title=Hynobius formosanus |author=Lue, Kuang-Yang |work=BiotaTaiwanica |accessdate=11 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010627/http://amphibia.biota.biodiv.tw/pages/436 |archivedate=5 March 2016 }} Adults have a total length of {{convert|58|-|98|mm|abbr=on}}.{{cite book |title=Atlas of Amphibians of China |last=Fei |first=L. |year=1999 |publisher=Henan Press of Science and Technology |location=Zhengzhou | language = Chinese |isbn=7-5349-1835-9 |page=24 }}