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Estimation of the type locality of Hynobius naevius (Temminck and Schlegel, 1838), a salamander from Japan (Amphibia: Caudata).
Zoological science - 1 Sept 2007
Tominaga Atsushi, Matsui Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
A small Japanese salamander, Hynobius naevius, long considered a single species, has recently proven to include two groups (Group A=large type and Group B=small type) that are split at the species level. We compared the type series of H. naevius with specimens of the two groups to clarify which of them corresponds to true H. naevius, and to estimate the type locality of this species, which was not given in detail...
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