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Andrias  Tschudi, 1837
Taxonomic Serial No.: 202084

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Proteocordylus Eichwald, 1831
  
    Megalobatrachus Tschudi, 1837
  
    Sieboldia Gray, 1838
  
    Sieboldtia Gray, 1838
  
    Hydrosalamandra Leuckart, 1840
  
    Tritogenius Gistel, 1848
  
    Tritomegas Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854
  
    Megalobranchus Tschudi, 1837
  
    Sieboldiana Gray, 1838
  
    Plicagnathus Cook, 1917
  
  Common Name(s): giant salamanders [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2019   
       

 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  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Andrias davidianus (Blanchard, 1871) – Chinese Giant Salamander 
                                  Species Andrias japonicus (Temminck, 1836) – Japanese Giant Salamander 
       

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  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   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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