Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cryptobranchoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Cryptobranchoidea

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

Name

Hynobius amakusaensis Nishikawa & Matsui, 2014: 219

Type locality: Amakusa City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan (alt. 430 m).

Holotype: KUHE 42772

Synonyms

  • Hynobius sp. Nishikawa et al., 2003
  • Hynobius boulengeri partim Nishikawa et al., 2007

Etymology: "Amakusa Islands, where the new species occurs" [Nishikawa & Matsui, 2014: 219]

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

English: Amakusa Salamander
日本語: アマクササンショウウオ
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