Open Field for Breeding
An open field, including two oviposition sites (pool and drainage canal) of the salamander Hynobius hidamontanus, inhabiting Hokujo, Hakuba-mura, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (photographed on 2 May 2006). This open field was surrounded far away with a stand of conifers (Cryptomeria japonica), abandoned tennis coats (upper range of this photo), an iron tower for electricity installation, and some paddy and vegetable fields.
Accompanied Research Collaborators (alphabetical order): Masaichi Kakegawa (Tokyo Metropolitan Komatsugawa Senior High School) and Fujio Kishi (Shirouma Association of Naturalists).
Copyright 2006 Masato Hasumi, Dr. Sci. All rights reserved.
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