Hynobius oyamai Tominaga, Matsui, and Nishikawa, 2019

Class: Amphibia > Order: Caudata > Family: Hynobiidae > Subfamily: Hynobiinae > Genus: Hynobius > Species: Hynobius oyamai

Hynobius oyamai Tominaga, Matsui, and Nishikawa, 2019, Zootaxa, 4550: 530. Holotype: KUHE 27267, by original designation. Type locality: "Hatake, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture (33°47’52”N, 130°47’42”E, alt. 310 m)". Zoobank publication registration: C975131D-9252-4099-9469-7C0D488969A2

Hynobius (Hynobius) oyamai — Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 109.

English Names

Chikushi Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 109).

Distribution

Mountain regions of northeastern Kyushu district, western Japan, in Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Oita Prefectures.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Japan

Endemic: Japan

Comment

Confused with Hynobius naevius prior to its naming according to the original publication. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 109, provided an account, summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map). 

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