Hynobius formosanus

Hynobius formosanus

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 formosanus

Name

Hynobius formosanus Maki, 1922: 637

• Holotype: Not designated.
• Type locality: 「臺中州能高郡霧社蕃追分海拔約七千尺附近にて」 "Oiwake, Musha, Nōkō District, Taichū Prefecture; altitude: c. 7,000 shaku [c. 7,000 feet]", Formosa; Taiwan.

References

Primary references

• Maki, M. 1922. 臺灣産サンセウウヲに就きて [Notes on the salamanders found in the island of Formosa.] Zoological Magazine 34(404): 635–639. BHL NDL Digital Collections Reference page. 
• Nishikawa, K., Ju, Y-T., Jheng, S-J., Lin, Y-Z., Hara, S., Lai, J-S., Lin, S-M. & Lue, K-Y. 2021. Taxonomic clarification and neotype designation of two Taiwanese salamanders (Amphibia, Urodela, Hynobiidae). Zootaxa 4981(1): 188–196. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.11 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Hynobius formosanus  (Endangered). Downloaded on 28 September 2021.

Vernacular names

• English: Taiwan Salamander
• 日本語: タイワンサンショウウオ
• 中文: 臺灣山椒魚

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