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Andrias davidianus  (Blanchard, 1871)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 202085

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Andrias davidianus davidianus (Blanchard, 1871)
  
    Sieboldia davidiana Blanchard, 1871
  
    Sieboldia davidi Blanchard, 1871
  
    Megalobatrachus sligoi Boulenger, 1924
  
    Megalobatrachus davidianus (Blanchard, 1871)
  
    Cryptobranchus davidianus (Blanchard, 1871)
  
    Megalobatrachus japonicus davidi (Blanchard, 1871)
  
    Megalobatrachus japonicus davidianus (Blanchard, 1871)
  
    Andrias scheuchzeri davidiana (Blanchard, 1871)
  
  Common Name(s): Chinese Giant Salamander [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderCaudata  – salamandres, salamandra, Salamanders  
                            FamilyCryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1826 – Giant Salamanders, Hellbenders  
                               GenusAndrias Tschudi, 1837 – giant salamanders  
                                  SpeciesAndrias davidianus (Blanchard, 1871) – Chinese Giant Salamander  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid  
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Andrias davidianus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6, database (version 6.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Andrias davidianus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Andrias davidianus   
       
  Source: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program, website (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2001   
  Notes: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/   
  Reference for: Andrias davidianus   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Southern Asia  
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Listed as Endangered under U.S. Endangered Species Act  
 

 

    

 
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