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Hynobius tosashimizuensis Sugawara, Watabe, Yoshikawa, and Nagano, 2018
Hynobius tosashimizuensis Sugawara, Watabe, Yoshikawa, and Nagano, 2018, Herpetologica, 74: 162. Holotype: TKPM-H131, by original designaiton. Type locality: "Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan (32°47′N, 132°47′E; elevation 350 m above sea level [a.s.l.]; in all cases, datum . WGS84)".
Common Names
Tosashimizu Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 122).
Distribution
Known only from the type locality (Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan, elevation 350 m).
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Japan
Endemic: Japan
Comment
Most closely related to Hynobius dunni, according to the original publication, with which it was formerly confused. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 122–123, provided an account, summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map).
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