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Hynobiidae

amphibian family
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  • Caudata
    / Annotated classification

    Family Hynobiidae (Asiatic salamanders)Generalized, medium-sized (to about 250 mm), semiaquatic and terrestrial; lacrimal and septomaxillary bones present in the skull; vomerine teeth not parallel to marginal teeth; no fossil record; northern Asia from the Ural Mountains to Japan and Taiwan; 9 genera (including Hynobius) and…

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    Family Hynobiidae (Asiatic salamanders)Generalized, medium-sized (to about 250 mm), semiaquatic and terrestrial; lacrimal and septomaxillary bones present in the skull; vomerine teeth not parallel to marginal teeth; no fossil record; northern Asia from the Ural Mountains to Japan and Taiwan; 9 genera (including Hynobius) and…

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