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Hynobius fossigenus Okamiya, Sugawara, Nagano, and Poyarkov, 2018
Hynobius fossigenus Okamiya, Sugawara, Nagano, and Poyarkov, 2018, PeerJ, 5084: 15. Holotype: ZMMU A-5862, by original designation. Type loality: "small stream on the eastern slope of Hinode-san (= Mt. Hinode), in the vicinity of Hinode City, Tokyo, Honshu Island, Japan (N 35.78°; E 139.17°; elevation 679 m a.s.l.)".
Hynobius (Pachypalaminus) fossigenus — Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 129.
Common Names
Mount Hinode Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 129).
Distribution
Gunma, Saitama, Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefectures of Kanto District, and from Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Nagano and the northeastern part of Aichi Prefecture in Chubu District of central Honshu, Japan.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Japan
Endemic: Japan
Comment
A member of the Hynobius kimurae–Hynobius boulengeri species complex and the sister species of Hynobius kimurae according to the original publication. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 129, provided an account, summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map).
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