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Both sexes immigrate from land to water for aquatic hibernation during fall. Reproduction-related morphological traits change during a prolonged period from fall to spring. Reproduction-related morphological traits change between the terrestrial and aquatic phases. Reproduction-related morphological traits change according to physiological condition. Sexual dimorphism is detected in the shape of the male’s tail.

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This page is a summary of: Seasonal changes in body shape and mass in a lotic-breeding and externally fertilizing salamander Hynobius kimurae, Zoologischer Anzeiger, April 2017, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2017.04.003.
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