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
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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

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  1. ^ Frost, Darrel. "Onychodactylus fuscus". Amphibian Species of the World. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Yoshikawa, Natsuhiko; Mastui, Masafumi (22 September 2014). "Two new Salamanders of the genus Onychodactylus from Eastern Honshu, Japan (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3866. Magnolia Press: 53. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3866.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25283647. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "New salamander species certified". The Japan News. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.