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Japanese giant salamanders in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, showing notable color variation among individuals within the same population. Andrias japonicus skull. The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) 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 ...
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. [ 2 ]
Other closely related salamanders in the same family are in the genus Andrias, which contains the Japanese and Chinese giant salamanders. The hellbender is much larger than any other salamander in its geographic range, and employs an unusual adaption for respiration through cutaneous gas exchange via capillaries found in its lateral skin folds.
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Hellbender - (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) Japanese giant salamander - (Andrias japonicus) Chinese giant salamander - (Andrias davidianus) South China giant salamander - (Andrias sligoi) Jiangxi giant salamander - (Andrias jiangxiensis) Qimen giant salamander - (Andrias cheni)
All about the hellbender salamander, an endangered species The largest amphibian in Ohio, the eastern hellbender can grow to a length of 27 inches, according to ODNR , but they are usually 11.5 to ...
Andrias is a genus of giant salamanders.It includes the largest salamanders in the world, with A. japonicus reaching a length of 1.44 metres (4 ft 9 in), and A. sligoi reaching 1.80 metres (5 ft 11 in).