Taxonomic clarification and neotype designation of two Taiwanese salamanders (Amphibia, Urodela, Hynobiidae) Author Nishikawa, Kanto Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida Nihonmatsu-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606 - 8501, Japan. Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Hon-machi, Sakyo, Kyoto 606 - 8501, Japan. Department of Animal Science and, Technology, National Taiwan University, No. 50, Lane 155, Section 3, Keelung Rd, Da’an District, Taipei 10673, Taiwan. Author Ju, Yu-Ten Author Jheng, Sheng-Wun Author Lin, You-Zhu Author Hara, Sotaro Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida Nihonmatsu-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606 - 8501, Japan. Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Hon-machi, Sakyo, Kyoto 606 - 8501, Japan. Department of Animal Science and, Technology, National Taiwan University, No. 50, Lane 155, Section 3, Keelung Rd, Da’an District, Taipei 10673, Taiwan. Author Lai, June-Shiang School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 88, Section 4, Tingzhou Rd., Taipei 116, Taiwan. Author Lin, Si-Min School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 88, Section 4, Tingzhou Rd., Taipei 116, Taiwan. Author Lue, Kuang-Yang School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 88, Section 4, Tingzhou Rd., Taipei 116, Taiwan. text Zootaxa 2021 2021-06-03 4981 1 188 196 journal article 6308 10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.11 49bb246b-e3af-40c6-a753-4bea905e896e 1175-5326 4897537 6971F473-B791-4AF0-8030-9E3F02B7E041

TABLE 1. Measurements (mm), character ratios (R = % SVL), and VTW/VTL of the specimens examined. M: male, F: female.

Taxon	H. sonani	H. formosanus			“ H. sonani ” (ture H. formosanus)
Specimen No.	TIU unnumb.	TIU unnumb.	NMNS 19873 (NTNUB L118)	NTNUB 164901	NTNUB 164902	NTNUB 163506	NTNUB 164603	NTNUB L105	NTNUB L034	NTNUB L035	NTNUB L036
Type	Holotype	Holotype	Neotype of H. formosanus	Topotype	Topotype
Sex	F	F	M	F	M	F	F	F	M	M	M
Locality	Mt. Noko	Oiwake	Tianchi	Mt. Noko	Mt. Noko
Morphometric
SVL	54	58	57.5	58.3	42.5	66.2	67.1	62.8	53.9	51.7	50.4
HL	13	13	14.2	14.0	11.8	16.2	16.3	13.8	13.9	13.5	12.6
MXHW	8	10	10.5	10.0	8.2	11.8	11.3	11.3	10.8	9.4	8.1
TRL	41	45	43.3	44.3	30.7	50.0	50.8	49.0	40.0	38.2	37.8
TAL	36	40	48.6	36.7	25.3	47.5	46.2	47.4	36.4	36.5	32.6
FLL	11	14	13.8	13.9	10.5	15.4	15.9	17.3	13.4	12.9	12.7
HLL	15	17	15.7	17.1	12.9	20.4	21.2	18.2	17.5	15.9	15.7
VTW	–	–	2.9	3.1	2.1	3.4	3.3	3.1	2.2	2.2	2.4
VTL	–	–	4.0	4.2	3.3	5.1	5.1	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.0
Morphomeristric
RHL	24.1	22.4	24.7	24.0	27.8	24.5	24.3	22.0	25.8	26.1	25.0
RMXHW	14.8	17.2	18.3	17.2	19.3	17.8	16.8	18.0	20.0	18.2	16.1
RTRL	75.9	77.6	75.3	76.0	72.2	75.5	75.7	78.0	74.2	73.9	75.0
RTAL	66.7	69.0	84.5	63.0	59.5	71.8	68.9	75.5	67.5	70.6	64.7
RFLL	20.4	24.1	24.0	23.8	24.7	23.3	23.7	27.5	24.9	25.0	25.2
RHLL	27.8	29.3	27.3	29.3	30.4	30.8	31.6	29.0	32.5	30.8	31.2
RVTW	–	–	5.0	5.3	4.9	5.1	4.9	4.9	4.1	4.3	4.8
RVTL	–	–	7.0	7.2	7.8	7.7	7.6	6.7	8.0	8.3	7.9
VTW/VTL	–	–	0.73	0.74	0.64	0.67	0.65	0.74	0.51	0.51	0.60
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