Hynobius miyazakiensis Sugawara, Nagano, and Sueyoshi, 2023

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

Hynobius miyazakiensis Sugawara, Nagano, and Sueyoshi in Sugawara, Sueyoshi, and Nagano, 2023, Sci. Rep. Yokosuka City Mus., 70: 71. Holotype: MPMNH 2-4-4, by original designation. Type locality: "Jingu, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, 880-0053, Japan". ZooBank publication registration: A198401F-C826-433B-9433-3FEEF4A6690C

English Names

None noted. 

Distribution

Prefecture and found only in Miyazaki City (including the former Miyazaki City and Sadowara, Kiyotake, and Tano Towns); populations from the former Sadowara Town (northernmost populations) may be extinct. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Japan

Endemic: Japan

Comment

Confused previously with Hynobius dunni, but distinguished by molecular and morphological markers in the original publication. 

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