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Hynobius owariensis Sugawara, Fujitani, Seguchi, Sawahata, and Nagano, 2022
Hynobius owariensis Sugawara, Fujitani, Seguchi, Sawahata, and Nagano, 2022, Bull. Kanagawa Prefect. Mus. (Nat. Sci.), 51: 51. Holotype: TMNHAM-78, by original designation. Type locality: "from Tenpakucho Yagotourayama, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (35° 08’ N, 136° 58’ E; elevation = 50 m)". ZooBank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2EAF8F62-A4E0-45AE-922D-DA7EC45E28ED
English Names
Owari Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 104).
Distribution
Known only from the Chita Peninsula and surrounding areas of Nagoya-shi in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Japan
Endemic: Japan
Comment
Previously confused with Hynobius vandenburghi, with which it forms the sister taxon; morphometrics and molecular markers detailed in the original publication. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 104–105, provided an account, summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map).
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