Onychodactylus fuscus
Onychodactylus fuscus, the Tadami clawed salamander, is a species of clawed salamander from Japan.[1] It is known to occur in four different localities in the Fukushima and Niigata Prefectures,[2] including Tadami and Sanjō.[3] The species grows 14 centimetres (5.5 in) to 16 centimetres (6.3 in) long,[3] and differs from the Japanese clawed salamander (O. japonicus) by having a long tail and wide head, as well as lacking a dorsal stripe.[2] O. fuscus lives in streams[3] and breeds during the winter.[2] The species is closely related to Onychodactylus intermedius. It shares much of its habitat with O. japonicus, but the two species are reproductively isolated.[2]
| Onychodactylus fuscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Onychodactylus |
| Species: | O. fuscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Onychodactylus fuscus Yoshikawa & Matsui, 2014 | |
References
- Frost, Darrel. "Onychodactylus fuscus". Amphibian Species of the World. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- Yoshikawa, Natsuhiko; Mastui, Masafumi (22 September 2014). "Two new Salamanders of the genus Onychodactylus from Eastern Honshu, Japan (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 3866: 53. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3866.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25283647. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- "New salamander species certified". The Japan News. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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