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Andrias (giant salamander)
Taxonomy
Andrias was named by Tschudi (1837). It is extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Cryptobranchus by Naylor (1981).
It was assigned to Cryptobranchidae by Estes and Tihen (1964), Estes (1981), Carroll (1988), Matsui et al. (2008), Böhme (2008).
It was synonymized subjectively with Cryptobranchus by Naylor (1981).
It was assigned to Cryptobranchidae by Estes and Tihen (1964), Estes (1981), Carroll (1988), Matsui et al. (2008), Böhme (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1837 | Andrias Tschudi |
| 1837 | Megalobatrachus Tschudi |
| 1964 | Andrias Estes and Tihen p. 456 |
| 1981 | Andrias Estes p. 14 |
| 1988 | Andrias Carroll |
| 2008 | Andrias Böhme p. 165 |
| 2008 | Andrias Matsui et al. p. 322 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Andrias Tschudi 1837 [giant salamander]
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†Andrias bohemicus Laube 1897
Andrias davidianus Blanchard 1871 [Chinese giant salamander]
Andrias japonicus Temminck 1836 [Japanese giant salamander]
†Andrias matthewi Cook 1917
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Invalid names: Cryptobranchus mccalli Tihen and Chantell 1963 [synonym]
Invalid names: Megalobatrachus Tschudi 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available