Andrias davidianus

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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: Andrias davidianus

Name

Andrias davidianus (Blanchard, 1871)

Type locality: "Thibet orientale".

Holotype: MNHNP 7613.

Synonyms

• Sieboldia davidiana Blanchard, 1871
• Sieboldia davidi — David, 1875
• Megalobatrachus sligoi Boulenger, 1924
• Megalobatrachus japonicus davidi — Chang, 1935
• Megalobatrachus japonicus davidianus — Pope & Boring, 1940
• Megalobatrachus davidianus — Liu, 1950
• Andrias scheuchzeri davidiana — Westphal, 1958
• Andrias davidianus — Brame, 1967
• Cryptobranchus davidianus — Naylor, 1981

References

• Blanchard, 1871, C. R. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci., Paris, 73: 79.
• Brame, 1967, Herpeton, California, 2: 5.
• Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Andrias davidianus . Accessed on 28 July 2008.
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Andrias davidianus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.

• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Andrias davidianus (Critically Endangered) Downloaded on 28 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Chinese Giant Salamander
日本語: チュウゴクオオサンショウウオ
polski: Salamandra olbrzymia chińska
русский: Китайская исполинская саламандра
ไทย: ซาลาแมนเดอร์ยักษ์จีน

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