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Phylogeography of Hynobius yatsui (Amphibia: Caudata) in Kyushu, Japan.
Zoological science - 1 Jan 2009
Sakamoto Mariko, Tominaga Atsushi, Matsui Masafumi, Sakata Kazuhiro, Uchino Akinori
Abstract excerpt
The salamander Hynobius yatsui from southwestern Japan was formerly regarded as a small-sized group of H. naevius, but has recently been resurrected as a distinct species. We investigated the phylogeography of H. yatsui from Kyushu Island using partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. We detected 49 haplotypes in 181 individuals from 24 localities covering the entire geographic distribution of...
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