title: Hynobius ikioi
text: # Hynobius ikioi
  
  Hynobius ikioi is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Kyushu in Japan.
  
  ## Physical characteristics
  
  Hynobius ikioi is very close to Hynobius amakusaensis and Hynobius osumiensis, both also from Kyushu, but is easily distinguished from them by its uniquely bi-colored dorsum.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  This species was described in 2017 by Matsui, Nishikawa & Tominanga; it was previously thought to be a population of Hynobius stejnegeri.
  
  