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Andrias japonicus  (Temminck, 1836)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 550259

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Andrias davidianus japonicus (Temminck, 1836)
  
    Triton japonicus Temminck, 1836
  
    Megalobatrachus sieboldi Tschudi, 1837
  
    Salamandra maxima Schlegel in Tschudi, 1837
  
    Cryptobranchus japonicus (Temminck, 1836)
  
    Hydrosalamandra siboldi (Tschudi, 1837)
  
    Hydrosalamandra japonica (Temminck, 1836)
  
    Sieboldia maxima (Schlegel in Tschudi, 1837)
  
    Salamandra gigas Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854
  
    Tritomegas sieboldii (Tschudi, 1837)
  
    Tritomegas sieboldtii (Tschudi, 1837)
  
    Megalobatrachus maximus (Schlegel in Tschudi, 1837)
  
    Cryptobranchus maximus (Schlegel in Tschudi, 1837)
  
    Megalobatrachus japonicus (Temminck, 1836)
  
    Sieboldiana maxima (Schlegel in Tschudi, 1837)
  
    Cryptobranchus sieboldia (Tschudi, 1837)
  
    Megalobatrachus japonicus japonicus (Temminck, 1836)
  
    Andrias scheuchzeri japonicus (Temminck, 1836)
  
  Common Name(s): Japanese Giant Salamander [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  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 japonicus (Temminck, 1836) – Japanese Giant Salamander  
       

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  Source: 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, website (version 2000)  
  Acquired: 2001   
  Notes: http://www.redlist.org/   
  Reference for: Andrias japonicus   
       
  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 japonicus   
       
  Source: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program, website (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2001   
  Notes: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/   
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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, and as Vulnerable on IUCN Red List  
 

 

    


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