An integrative taxonomic analysis reveals a new species of lotic Hynobius salamander from Japan

An integrative taxonomic analysis reveals a new species of lotic Hynobius salamander from Japan

We examine the phylogenetic structure and morphological differentiation within the Hynobius kimurae–H. boulengeri species complex—a widely-distributed group of stream-breeding hynobiid salamanders, inhabiting montane areas of western, central and eastern parts of Honshu Island, Japan. Phylogenetic r...

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Main Authors: Hisanori Okamiya, Hirotaka Sugawara, Masahiro Nagano, Nikolay A. Poyarkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Caudata
Hynobiidae
Honshu
mtDNA
Morphometry
Biogeography
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5084.pdf

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