Hynobius abuensis

Hynobius abuensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cryptobranchoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Caudata Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Cryptobranchoidea

Familia: Hynobiidae
Subfamilia: Hynobiinae
Genus: Hynobius
Species: Hynobius abuensis

Name

Hynobius abuensis Matsui, Okawa, Nishikawa & Tominaga, 2019: 67

Type locality: Atokaneshimo, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Holotype: KUHE 35904

Synonyms

• Hynobius nebulosus partim Okawa et al., 2005

Etymology: Abu: "region in the north of Yamaguchi Prefecture, around which the new species appears to be confined" [Matsui et al., 2019: 68]

References

Primary references

• Matsui, M., Okawa, H., Nishikawa, K., Aoki, G., Eto, K., Yoshikawa, N., Tanabe, S., Misawa, Y. & Tominaga, A. 2019. Systematics of the widely distributed Japanese Clouded Salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (Amphibia: Caudata: Hynobiidae), and its closest relatives. Current Herpetology 38(1): 32–90. DOI: 10.5358/hsj.38.32 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Hynobius abuensis Matsui, Okawa, Nishikawa & Tominaga, 2019 (Endangered)

Vernacular names

• English: Abu Salamander
• 日本語: アブサンショウウオ