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Morphological differentiation in giant salamanders, Andrias japonicus, A. davidianus, and their hybrids (Urodela, Cryptobranchidae), and its taxonomic implications
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Hara, Sotaro, Nishikawa, Kanto, Matsui, Masafumi, Yoshimura, Masako (2023): Morphological differentiation in giant salamanders, Andrias japonicus, A. davidianus, and their hybrids (Urodela, Cryptobranchidae), and its taxonomic implications. Zootaxa 5369 (1): 42-56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5369.1.2, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5369.1.2/52228
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