Hynobius unisacculus Min, Baek, Song, Chang, and Poyarkov, 2016

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

Hynobius unisacculus Min, Baek, Song, Chang, and Poyarkov, 2016, Zootaxa, 4169: 486. Holotype: CGRB-15401, by original designation. Type locality: "Naro Islands (Oenaro-do Island), from the environs of Oecho-ri, Bongrae-myeon, Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea (127° 28´36.1″ E; 34° 26´19.6″ N)". Zoobank publication registration: 8CA28A0B-4945-40A2-9145-59F6C28D0471

Hynobius (Hynobius) unisacculus — Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 84.

English Names

Small Salamander (Moon, Koo, Jeon, Choi, Seong, and Lee, 2020, MtDNA, Part B, 5: 530). 

Lesser Korean Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 83).

Distribution

Known only from four localities within the southeastern part of Jeollanam-do, South Korea: Goheung, Suncheon, Bosoeung, and Yeosu areas. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Korea, Republic of (South)

Endemic: Korea, Republic of (South)

Comment

Confused with Hynobius leechii and Hynobius quelpartensis prior to its naming according to the original publication. Suk, Kim, Cha, and Min, 2019, MtDNA, Part B, 4: 3705–3706, reported on the complete mitochondrial genome as well as phylogenetic placement. Moon, Koo, Jeon, Choi, Seong, and Lee, 2020, MtDNA, Part B, 5: 530–531, reported on the complete mitochondrial genome. Borzée and Min, 2021, Animals, 11 (187): 1–36, mapped the species and discussed relationships. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 83–84, provided an account, covering systematics, life history, and distribution (including a polygon map). Andersen, Chuang, Choe, Kim, Kwon, Jang, and Borzée, 2022, Zool. Stud., Taipei, 61(25): 1–10, reported on the elevational range (0–511 m) in Rep. Korea.  

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