Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)

Query: Iconographia zoologica

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Subject:	Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
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Description
Salamandra maxima
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Salamandra maxima
New Latin name Andrias japonicus
Common name Nederlands: Japanse reuzensalamander
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salamandra_maxima_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ11400169.tif

The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) is endemic to Japan. With a length of up to almost 1.5 m, it is the second-largest salamander in the world.

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Scientific Name: Andrias japonicus (Temminck, 1836) Common Name: Japanese Giant Salamander Synonyms: Triton japonicus Temminck, 1836 Andrias davidianus japonicus (Temminck, 1836)

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