Hynobius ikioi
| Hynobius ikioi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | Hynobius |
| Species: | H. ikioi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hynobius ikioi Matsui, Nishikawa & Tominanga, 2017
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Hynobius ikioi is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Kyushu in Japan.[1]
Physical characteristics
[edit]Hynobius ikioi is very close to Hynobius amakusaensis and Hynobius osumiensis, both also from Kyushu, but is easily distinguished from them by its uniquely bi-colored dorsum.
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 2017 by Matsui, Nishikawa & Tominanga; it was previously thought to be a population of Hynobius stejnegeri.
References
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