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Andrias japonicus (Japanese giant salamander)
Taxonomy
Triton japonicus was named by Temminck (1836). It is extant.
It was recombined as Cryptobranchus japonicus by Naylor (1981); it was recombined as Andrias japonicus by Lapparent (1900), Estes (1981) and Matsui et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Cryptobranchus japonicus by Naylor (1981); it was recombined as Andrias japonicus by Lapparent (1900), Estes (1981) and Matsui et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1836 | Triton japonicus Temminck |
| 1900 | Andrias japonicus Lapparent |
| 1981 | Andrias japonicus Estes p. 16 |
| 1981 | Cryptobranchus japonicus Naylor p. 85 |
| 2008 | Andrias japonicus 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.
Andrias japonicus Temminck 1836 [Japanese giant salamander]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available