<i>Hynobius mantschuriensis</i> (Liaoning Salamander )

[TJ]

There is an argument made in the following report that H. mantchuricus is not a valid species, and should be synonymized with H. leechi.

Low genetic diversity in Chinese Hynobius leechii, with comments on the validity of Hynobius mantchuricus

By Xiaomao Zeng and Jinzhong Fu
Amphibia-Reptilia 25: 119-122

http://www.uoguelph.ca/~lacerta/Zeng&Fu2004.pdf

(Message edited by tj on June 23, 2005)