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

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

Hynobius kuishiensis Tominaga, Matsui, Tanabe, and Nishikawa, 2019, Zootaxa, 4651: 415. Holotype: KUHE 18035, by original designation. Type locality: "Mt. Kuishi, Kochi-shi (formerly Tosayama-mura), Kochi Prefecture (33°40’ N, 133°30’ E, alt. 1030 m a.s.l.)". Zoobank publication registration: 0C85653A-911A-44C6-A4BD-38F680B6199A

Hynobius (Hynobius) kuishiensis — Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 113.

English Names

Iyoshima Salamander (original publication). 

Distribution

Mount Ishizuchi, Saijo-shi and Kumakogen-cho, Ehime Prefecture; Iyomishima, Shikokuchuo-shi, Ehime Prefecture; Mount Okukuishi, Motoyama-cho, Kochi Prefecture; Mount Kuishi, Tosayama, Kochi-shi, Kochi Prefecture; Uchiko-cho (formerly Oda-cho), Ehime Prefecture; Mount Takamaru, Kamikatsu-cho, Tokushima Prefecture.Shikoku I., Japan. 

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: 113–114, provided an account, summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map). 

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