Hynobius tsurugiensis Tominaga, Matsui, Tanabe, and Nishikawa, 2019

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

Hynobius tsurugiensis Tominaga, Matsui, Tanabe, and Nishikawa, 2019, Zootaxa, 4651: 417. Holotype: S. Tanabe private collection (stored at KUHE) T2906, by original designation. Type locality: "Mt. Tsurugi, Miyoshi-shi (formerly Higashiiyayama-son),Tokushima Prefecture (33°51’ N, 134°05’ E, alt. 1843 m a.s.l.)". Zoobank publication registration: 0C85653A-911A-44C6-A4BD-38F680B6199A

Hynobius (Hynobius) tsurugiensis — Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 113.

English Names

Tsurugi Salamander (original publication). 

Distribution

Mount Tsurugi, Mount Maruzasa, and Mount Takashiro, Tokushima Prefecture, and Kami-shi (formerly Monobe-son) Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku I., Japan. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Japan

Endemic: Japan

Comment

Prior to its recognition, confused with Hynobius stejnegeri, according to the original publication. See comment under Hynobius stejnegeri for access to relevant literature prior to 2019. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 113, provided an account, summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map). 

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