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Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
| Subject: | Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
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Description
English: Japanese giant salamander Andrias japonicus, Siebold Collection, Naturalis, Leiden. Taxidermied salamander
Nederlands: Japanse reuzensalamander Andrias japonicus, Sieboldcollectie, Naturalis, Leiden
Date 1 January 1825
Source Naturalis.nl Sieboldcollectie http://www.naturalis.nl/nl/kennis/collectie/siebold-de-collectie/
Author Naturalis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalis
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_Andrias_japonicus_-_Japanese_giant_salamander_-_Siebold_Collection.jpg
The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) is endemic to Japan, where it is known as Ōsanshōuo (オオサンショウウオ/大山椒魚), literally meaning "giant pepper fish". With a length of up to almost 1.5 m, it is the second-largest salamander in the world, only being surpassed by the very similar and closely related Chinese giant salamander (A. davidianus). There are only three known members of the Cryptobranchidae family: the Japanese and Chinese giant salamanders and the Eastern hellbender. Japanese giant salamanders are widespread across rivers in southwestern Japan. The species frequently hybridizes with Chinese giant salamanders, which were introduced to the area. Order: Caudata, Family: Cryptobranchidae, Genus: Andrias, Species: Andrias japonicus (Temminck, 1837)
Synonyms:
Megalobatrachus japonicus (Reviewed by Sato 1943)
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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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