Hynobius guttatus Tominaga, Matsui, Tanabe, and Nishikawa, 2019

Class: Amphibia > Order: Caudata > Family: Hynobiidae > Subfamily: Hynobiinae > Genus: Hynobius > Species: Hynobius guttatus

Hynobius guttatus Tominaga, Matsui, Tanabe, and Nishikawa, 2019, Zootaxa, 4651: 415. Holotype: S. Tanabe private collection (stored at KUHE) T2804, by original designation. Type locality: "Yasugawa-dam, Koka-shi (formerly Tsuchiyama-cho), Shiga Prefecture (34°58’N, 136°21’E, alt. 420 m a.s.l.)". Zoobank publication registration: 0C85653A-911A-44C6-A4BD-38F680B6199A

Hynobius (Hynobius) guttatus — Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 112.

English Names

Mahoroba Salamander (original publication). 

Distribution

Montane regions of Chubu-Kinki district, Western Japan (Honshu I.), from Gifu and Aichi to Wakayama Prefectures. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Japan

Endemic: Japan

Comment

Prior to its recognition, confused with Hynobius stejnegeri, according to the original publication. See comment under Hynobius stejnegeri for access to relevant literature prior to 2019. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 112, provided an account, summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map). 

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