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Comparative skull osteology of Karsenia koreana (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae).
Journal of morphology - 1 May 2010
Buckley David, Wake Marvalee H, Wake David B
Abstract excerpt
The recent discovery of a plethodontid salamander, Karsenia koreana, in Korea challenged our understanding of the biogeographic history of the family Plethodontidae, by far the largest family of salamanders, which otherwise is distributed in the New World with a few European species. Molecular studies suggest that Karsenia forms a clade with Hydromantes (sensu lato), which includes among its species the only...
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