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Unique Evolution of Hyla hallowellii Among Amphibians of the Central Ryukyus, Japan (Anura: Hylidae).
Zoological science - 1 Apr 2021
Kuraishi Norihiro, Matsui Masafumi, Ota Hidetoshi, Eto Koshiro
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Fauna of the Central Ryukyus includes a high percentage of endemic species, and Hallowell's tree frog Hyla hallowellii Thompson, 1912 is one of such elements, occurring in a total of eight islands in the Amami and Okinawa Island groups. Using samples representing all of these eight island populations, we studied variations in morphology, karyotype, allozyme, and mtDNA, to clarify the pattern of geographic...
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