Two new Hynobius (Caudata: Hynobiidae) salamanders from Taiwan

Herpetologica

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-80

  Lai, June Shiang ^a   Lue, Kuang Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caudata; Cytochrome b; Hynobiidae; Hynobius; Hynobius fuca new species; Hynobius glacialis new species; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CLADISTICS; COLOR MORPH; ELEVATION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

CAUDATA; HYNOBIIDAE; HYNOBIUS; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 41849114519     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/06-065.1     Document Type: Article

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