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Hynobius unisacculus Min, Baek, Song, Chang, and Poyarkov, 2016
Hynobius unisacculus Min, Baek, Song, Chang, and Poyarkov, 2016, Zootaxa, 4169: 486. Holotype: CGRB-15401, by original designation. Type locality: "Naro Islands (Oenaro-do Island), from the environs of Oecho-ri, Bongrae-myeon, Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea (127° 28´36.1″ E; 34° 26´19.6″ N)". Zoobank publication registration: 8CA28A0B-4945-40A2-9145-59F6C28D0471
Hynobius (Hynobius) unisacculus — Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 84.
Common Names
Small Salamander (Moon, Koo, Jeon, Choi, Seong, and Lee, 2020, MtDNA, Part B, 5: 530).
Lesser Korean Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 83).
Korean Small Salamander (Borzée, 2024, Continental NE Asian Amph.: 190).
Distribution
Known from four localities within the southeastern part of Jeollanam-do, South Korea: Goheung, Suncheon, Bosoeung, and Yeosu areas, and inland towards the base of Jiri Mountain. See comment.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Korea, Republic of (South)
Endemic: Korea, Republic of (South)
Comment
Confused with Hynobius leechii and Hynobius quelpartensis prior to its naming according to the original publication. Suk, Kim, Cha, and Min, 2019, MtDNA, Part B, 4: 3705–3706, reported on the complete mitochondrial genome as well as phylogenetic placement. Moon, Koo, Jeon, Choi, Seong, and Lee, 2020, MtDNA, Part B, 5: 530–531, reported on the complete mitochondrial genome. Borzée and Min, 2021, Animals, 11 (187): 1–36, mapped the species and discussed relationships. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 83–84, provided an account, covering systematics, life history, 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 (0–511 m) in Rep. Korea. Borzée, 2024, Continental NE Asian Amph.: 190–194, provided a detailed account (distribution including a polygon map, habitat, ecology, conservation, photos of adults and larvae, identification tools). 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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