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Kyoto University Herpetology Lab
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A lab that explores the diversity and natural history of amphibians such as salamanders and frogs.
AboutAbout the lab
Set out on an expedition into the unknown
The Kyoto University Herpetology Lab (Nishikawa Lab) studies the natural history of small animals such as amphibians and reptiles.
Focusing on amphibian systematics, biogeography, and natural history, the lab conducts fieldwork in the mountains and forests of Asia and also works on the conservation of the Japanese giant salamander.
Undergraduates join the Earth and Life Environment Course to carry out their graduation research. For graduate school, students can enter either the Earth and Life Environment Course in the Department of Human and Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, or the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (the Division of Environmental Management for the master's program and the Division of Global Environmental Studies for the doctoral program).
Key terms
- Systematics
- The field that investigates evolutionary relationships among organisms and identifies and classifies species
- Biogeography
- The field that studies where and why organisms are distributed as they are, based on history and topography
- Caecilian
- A legless, worm-like amphibian that lives in places such as tropical soil
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Centered on the natural history of small animals such as amphibians and reptiles, the lab works on systematics, biogeography, and conservation.
Systematics of Asian Salamanders
The lab conducts a wide range of research on the systematics, biogeography, and natural history of salamanders and newts in East, Southeast, and Central Asia. The core of this work is systematic research that clarifies the evolutionary relationships among species.
Caecilians and Frogs of Southeast Asia
The lab studies the systematics of caecilians and frogs, mainly in Indochina and Sundaland. It is one of the few labs in Asia that study caecilians.
Conservation of the Japanese Giant Salamander
The lab investigates the ecology and life history of the Japanese giant salamander, for which basic research is still lacking. It also surveys the distribution of hybrids with the introduced species found in the Kinki region and develops genetic identification methods.
MembersFaculty
The Nishikawa Lab's members include faculty, specially appointed researchers, students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs (including international students), and special auditing students.
- ProfessorKanto Nishikawa
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorSodairo Hara
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorKarin Tsuchida
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- Top image: “Leaf frog species on fallen leaves” 京都大学爬虫両生類学研究室
（西川研究室） / 研究室の 許可を 得て 掲載 (cropped) - Systematics of Asian Salamanders: “Salamander on fallen leaves” 京都大学爬虫両生類学研究室
（西川研究室） / 研究室の 許可を 得て 掲載 (cropped) - Caecilians and Frogs of Southeast Asia: “Caecilian” 京都大学爬虫両生類学研究室
（西川研究室） / 研究室の 許可を 得て 掲載 (cropped) - Conservation of the Japanese Giant Salamander: “Giant Salamander in a River” 京都大学爬虫両生類学研究室
（西川研究室） / 研究室の 許可を 得て 掲載 (cropped) - Related lab (微細藻類系統分類学
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