Andrias japonicus

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: Andrias japonicus

Name

Andrias japonicus (Temminck, 1836)

Type locality: "Iga, Honshû", Japan.

Lectotype: RMNH 2392.

Synonyms

• Triton japonicus Temminck, 1836
• Megalobatrachus sieboldi Tschudi, 1837
• Salamandra maxima Schlegel in Tschudi, 1837
• Cryptobranchus japonicus — Van der Hoeven, 1838
• Hydrosalamandra siboldi — Leuckart, 1840
• Hydrosalamandra japonica — Leuckart, 1840
• Sieboldia maxima — Gray, 1850
• Salamandra gigas Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
• Tritomegas sieboldii — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
• Tritomegas sieboldtii — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
• Salamandra (Megalobatrachus) maxima — Schlegel, 1858
• Megalobatrachus maximus — Boulenger, 1882
• Cryptobranchus maximus — Chapman, 1893
• Andrias japonicus — Lapparent, 1900
• Megalobatrachus japonicus — Beddard, 1904
• Sieboldiana maxima — Ishikawa, 1904
• Cryptobranchus sieboldia — Calmette, 1907
• Megalobatrachus japonicus japonicus — Chang, 1936
• Andrias scheuchzeri japonicus — Westphal, 1958

References

• Temminck, 1836, Coup d'oeil sur la Fauna des Îles de la Sonde et de l'Empire du Japon: xxvi.
• Lapparent, 1900, Traite Geol., 3: 1532.
• 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 japonicus . Accessed on 28 July 2008.
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Andrias japonicus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.

• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Andrias japonicus (Near Threatened) Downloaded on 28 July 2008.
• Temminck, C. J., 1836. Fauna Japon. 3: 26.
• Environment Agency of Japan (eds.), 2000. Treatened Wildlife of Japan -Red Data Book 2nd ed.- Reptillia/Amphibia. ISBN4-915959-70-8. [2]

Vernacular names

English: Japanese giant salamander
日本語: オオサンショウウオ
Polski: Salamandra olbrzymia japońska
Русский: Японская исполинская саламандра
中文: 日本大鯢