Batrachuperus

Japanese: Batrachuperus
Batrachuperus

...After metamorphosis, they develop lungs and move to land, but some species, such as the Plethodontidae, lack lungs. The salamander family has primitive characteristics, and about 36 species are distributed throughout the temperate and subarctic regions of Asia, with some living in highlands, such as the Batrachuperus , which is found from western China to Afghanistan. The tiger salamander family, represented by the tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum , has about 32 species distributed in North America, and the American salamander family, a large group containing 246 species, is distributed throughout North America, South America, and southern Europe.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Batrachuperus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…変態後は肺を生じて陸に移るが,プレソドン科などでは肺を欠く。 サンショウウオ科は原始的な形質を備え,約36種がアジアの温帯から亜寒帯地方に分布し,中国西部からアフガニスタンに分布するタカネサンショウウオ属Batrachuperusのように,高地にすむものもある。トラフサンショウウオAmbystoma tigrinumに代表されるトラフサンショウウオ科は約32種が北アメリカに分布し,246種を含む大きなグループであるアメリカサンショウウオ科は北アメリカ,南アメリカおよびヨーロッパ南部に分布する。…

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