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2 July 2020 Intraspecific Variation in the External and Skeletal Morphology of Hynobius setouchi Matsui, Okawa, Tanabe et Misawa, 2019 (Amphibia: Urodela: Hynobiidae)
Sotaro Hara, Kanto Nishikawa
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Abstract

The hynobiid salamander genus Hynobius is a basal taxon in the urodeles that plays a key role in understanding the evolution of sexual dimorphism in urodeles. We examined the age (juveniles vs. adults) and sexual differences in the external and skeletal morphology of a Japanese lentic breeding salamander, Hynobius setouchi. We found that juveniles had larger heads than those of adults, and most characters were larger in adult males than in females, except for trunk size. This was also observed in skeletal morphology, although some tail characters differed only in the skeleton. We suggest that intra- and interspecific comparisons of the external and skeletal characters of salamanders should consider age, sexual, and seasonal differences.

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Sotaro Hara and Kanto Nishikawa "Intraspecific Variation in the External and Skeletal Morphology of Hynobius setouchi Matsui, Okawa, Tanabe et Misawa, 2019 (Amphibia: Urodela: Hynobiidae)," Zoological Science 37(4), 346-357, (2 July 2020). https://doi.org/10.2108/zs190155
Received: 25 December 2019; Accepted: 9 April 2020; Published: 2 July 2020
KEYWORDS
age difference
External morphology
Hynobius setouchi
sexual dimorphism
skeletal morphology
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