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Andrias davidianus (Chinese giant salamander)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Sieboldia davidiana was named by Blanchard (1871). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cryptobranchus davidianus by Naylor (1981); it was recombined as Andrias davidianus by Matsui et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Sieboldia davidiana Blanchard
1981Cryptobranchus davidianus Naylor p. 85
2008Andrias davidianus Matsui et al. p. 322

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
Cryptobranchoidea
familyCryptobranchidaeCope 1889
genusAndriasTschudi 1837
speciesdavidianus(Blanchard 1871)

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 davidianus Blanchard 1871 [Chinese giant salamander]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available