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Title: | Morphological Variation in Pachytriton labiatus and a Re-Assessment of the Taxonomic Status of P. granulosus (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae) |
Authors: | Nishikawa, Kanto ![]() ![]() ![]() Jiang, Jian-Ping Matsui, Masafumi Chen, Cang-Song |
Author's alias: | 松井, 正文 |
Keywords: | Variation, Age, Sex, Juvenile Morphology, Pachytriton, Pingia |
Issue Date: | Dec-2009 |
Publisher: | Herpetological Society of Japan |
Journal title: | Current Herpetology |
Volume: | 28 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start page: | 49 |
End page: | 64 |
Abstract: | Variation in relation to age and sex in a population of Pachytriton labiatus from Mt. Huangshan, Anhui Province, China was examined. There appeared to be distinct morphological variation among age/sex groups. We suggest that some of this variation is associated with ecology and behavior. Examination of the newt species from the type locality and nearby localities of Pachytriton granulosus (=Pingia granulosa), a taxonomically problematic species, revealed that this taxon was almost indistinguishable from juvenile P. labiatus. We therefore conclude that P. granulosus is a junior synonym of P. labiatus. |
Rights: | © 2009 by The Herpetological Society of Japan |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2433/216836 |
DOI(Published Version): | 10.3105/018.028.0202 |
Appears in Collections: | 松井 正文 |

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