Andrias japonicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cryptobranchoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
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, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Andrias japonicus
  • 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: Andrias japonicus  (Near Threatened) Downloaded on 28 July 2008.
  • Temminck, C. J., 1836. Fauna Japon. 3: 26.
  • Environment Agency of Japan (eds.), 2000. Threatened Wildlife of Japan – Red Data Book 2nd ed. – Reptillia/Amphibia. ISBN4-915959-70-8.

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
ไทย: ซาลาแมนเดอร์ยักษ์ญี่ปุ่น
中文: 日本大鯢
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