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Both males and females grow to an adult length of 24 to 40 cm (9.4 to 15.7 in) from snout to vent, with a total length of 30 to 74 cm (12 to 29 in), making them the fourth-largest aquatic salamander species in the world (after the South China giant salamander, the Chinese giant salamander and the Japanese giant salamander, respectively) and the ...
A 30-year-old giant salamander in a German zoo. Both sexes maintain a territory, averaging 40 m 3 (1,400 cu ft) for males and 30 m 3 (1,100 cu ft) for females. [6] The reproductive cycle is initiated when the water temperature reaches 20 °C (68 °F) [6] and mating occurs between July and September. [27]
The South China giant salamander (Andrias sligoi), can reach a length of 1.8 m (5.9 ft). [1] The Japanese giant salamander ( Andrias japonicus ) reaches up to 1.44 m (4.7 ft) in length, feeds at night on fish and crustaceans , and has been known to live for more than 50 years in captivity.
The biggest of those species is the South China giant salamander. The newly named amphibians, usually found in China's Pearl River system , can grow as large as six feet in length .
Captain James Cook's memoirs and Māori folklore's tell of man-eating snake-like ... Japanese giant salamander For the ... beast said to be legend over 200-years old.
It exceeded 3 m (9.8 ft) in length, and would have weighed in at around 200 kg (440 lb), much larger than any other known mustelid, living or extinct. [162] [163] [164] There were other giant otters, like Siamogale, at around 50 kg (110 lb) [165] and Megalenhydris, which was larger than a modern-day giant river otter. [166]
The California giant salamander is endemic to Northern California and lives up to 6,500 feet (2,000 m) primarily in damp, coastal forests including coast Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) and California coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in both montane and valley-foothill riparian habitats. They tend to be common where they ...
In 1832, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa) was born. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, he has been given the official birthday of December 4, 1832.