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<i>Hynobius quelpartensis</i> juvenile

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henk

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Here is a shot on a juvenile H. quelpartensis (origin from Cheju Islands). At first these animals are quite dark and get their normal /adult coloration as they age.
This little vacuum cleaner has just eaten a fly maggot ...
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Wow, it looks just like some of the Japanese hynobiid juvies such as tokyoensis
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Cheju Island is not all that far from Tsushima, so I wonder if the adults look anything like H.tsuensis adults?
 
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