Andrias

Andrias japonicus

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Cryptobranchoidea
Familia: Cryptobranchidae
Genus: Andrias
Species: A. davidianus – A. japonicus

Name

Andrias Tschudi, 1837

Type species: Salamandra scheuchzeri Holl, 1831

Synonyms

• Proteocordylus Eichwald, 1831
• Andrias Tschudi, 1837
• Megalobatrachus Tschudi, 1837
• Sieboldia Gray, 1838
• Sieboldtia — Agassiz, 1838
• Hydrosalamandra Leuckart, 1840
• Tritogenius Gistel, 1848
• Tritomegas Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
• Megalobranchus — Van der Hoeven, 1855
• Sieboldiana — Ishikawa, 1904
• Plicagnathus Cook, 1917

References

• Tschudi, 1837, Neues Jahrb. Mineral. Geogn. Geol. Petrefactenkunde, Stuttgart, 5: 545.
• Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Andrias access date 28 July 2008

Vernacular names

English: Giant salamanders
日本語: オオサンショウウオ属
polski: Salamandry olbrzymie
русский: Исполинская саламандра
ไทย: ซาลาแมนเดอร์ยักษ์

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