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Hynobius sematonotos Tominaga, Matsui, and Nishikawa, 2019
Hynobius sematonotos Tominaga, Matsui, and Nishikawa, 2019, Zootaxa, 4550: 530. Holotype: KUHE 30218, by original designation. Type locality: "Nojiyama, Higashi-hiroshima-shi (formerly Fukutomi-cho), Hiroshima Prefecture (34°30’31”N, 132°43’06”E, alt. 722 m)". zZoobank publication registration: C975131D-9252-4099-9469-7C0D488969A2
Common Names
Chugoku Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 108).
Distribution
Mountain regions from Okayama Prefecture to Yamaguchi Prefecture, Chugoku district, Honshu, western Japan.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Japan
Endemic: Japan
Comment
Confused with Hynobius naevius prior to its naming according to the original publication. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 108, provided an account, summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map).
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