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Hynobius quelpaertensis Mori, 1928
Hynobius leechii quelpaertensis Mori, 1928, Chosen Nat. Hist. Soc. J., 6: 47, 53. Holotype: Not stated or known to exist. Type locality: "Quelpart Isl[and].", Korea. Distinctiveness questioned by Okada, 1934, Copeia, 1934: 17.
Hynobius quelpaertensis — Yang, Kim, Min, and Suh, 2001, Monogr. Korean Amph.: 42.
Hynobius quelpartensis — Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 45. Incorrect subsequent spelling.
Hynobius (Hynobius) quelpartensis — Dubois and Raffaëlli, 2012, Alytes, 28: 77-161.
Common Names
Cheju Salamander (Yang, Kim, Min, and Suh, 2001, Monogr. Korean Amph.: 42).
Jeju Salamander (Borzée, 2024, Continental NE Asian Amph.: 183).
Distribution
Extreme southwestern South Korea and Jeju Island. See comment regarding Geomun I.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Korea, Republic of (South)
Endemic: Korea, Republic of (South)
Comment
Yang, Kim, Min, and Suh, 2001, Monogr. Korean Amph.: 42-43, provided a brief account, map and figure for South Korea and recognized Hynobius quelpaertensis as a distinct species. See brief account by Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 45-46. Raffaëlli, 2013, Urodeles du Monde, 2nd ed.: 64, provided a brief account, photo, and map. Sparreboom, 2014, Salamanders Old World: 84–86, reviewed the biology, characteristics, distribution, reproduction, and conservation of the species. Min, Baek, Song, Chang, and Poyarkov, 2016, Zootaxa, 4169: 475–503, reported on this molecular phylogenetics of this and closely related species. Borzée and Min, 2021, Animals, 11 (187): 1–36, mapped the species and discussed relationships. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 83, provided an account, summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map). Andersen, Chuang, Choe, Kim, Kwon, Jang, and Borzée, 2022, Zool. Stud., Taipei, 61(25): 1–10, reported on the elevational range (0–1189 m) in Rep. Korea. Borzée, 2024, Continental NE Asian Amph.: 183–190, provided a detailed account (distribution including a polygon map, habitat, ecology, conservation, photos of adults and larvae, identification tools) for northeastern Asia. Koo, Kim, Kim, and Im, 2023, Korean J. Herpetol., 13: 9–17, discussed difficulties in identifying this species via morphology alone. Bae and Borzée, 2024, Herpetol. Notes, 17: 449–452, discussed the extirpation of Hynobius sp. (possibly of this species) from Geomun I., Rep. Korea.
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