Andrias japonicus Temminck 1836 (Japanese giant salamander)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Alternative combinations: Cryptobranchus japonicus, Triton japonicus

Belongs to Andrias according to M. Matsui et al. 2008

See also Estes 1981 and Naylor 1981

Sister taxa: Andrias bohemicus, Andrias davidianus, Andrias matthewi, Andrias scheuchzeri

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Andrias japonicus in the database

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