Japanese Giant Salamander
Andrias japonicus
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Amphibians
The Japanese giant salamander is a species of fully aquatic giant salamander endemic to Japan, occurring across the western portion of the main island of Honshu, with smaller populations present on Shikoku and in northern Kyushu. With a length of up to 5 feet (1.5 m), it is the third-largest salamander in the world, being surpassed only by the very similar and closely related Chinese giant salamander and the South China giant salamander.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Cryptobranchidae
- Genus
- Andrias