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Japanese giant salamanders in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, showing notable color variation among individuals within the same population. Andrias japonicus skull. The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) is a species of fully aquatic giant salamander endemic to Japan, occurring across the western portion of the main island of Honshu, with smaller populations present on Shikoku and in ...
Andrias is a genus of giant salamanders. It includes the largest salamanders in the world, with A. japonicus reaching a length of 1.44 metres (4 ft 9 in), and A. sligoi reaching 1.80 metres (5 ft 11 in).
The South China giant salamander (Andrias sligoi), can reach a length of 1.8 m (5.9 ft). [1] The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) reaches up to 1.44 m (4.7 ft) in length, feeds at night on fish and crustaceans, and has been known to live for more than 50 years in captivity. [2]
The giant salamander was identified using DNA by staff at the Zoological Society of London and the Natural History Museum. Newly discovered giant salamander is ‘world’s largest amphibian ...
Japanese giant salamander, Andrias japonicus Abe's salamander, Hynobius abei Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster Sword-tail newt, Cynops ensicauda. Family: Cryptobranchidae. Genus: Andrias. Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus CR (introduced [5]) Japanese giant salamander, Andrias japonicus VU (endemic) Family: Hynobiidae ...
Japanese giant salamander - (Andrias japonicus) Chinese giant salamander - (Andrias davidianus) South China giant salamander - (Andrias sligoi) Jiangxi giant salamander - (Andrias jiangxiensis) Qimen giant salamander - (Andrias cheni)
There are over 40 amphibian species including the Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus), one of the world's largest amphibians. [2] The Asiatic salamander family (Hynobiidae) is particularly well represented; many members of the family are found only in Japan.
The largest South China giant salamander, which researchers said is likely the largest amphibian ever recorded, lived during the first half of the 20th century and was housed at the London Zoo for ...