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It can reach up to 50 kg (110 lb) in weight and 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in length, making it the second-largest amphibian species, [4] [8] after the South China giant salamander (Andrias sligoi). [18] The longest recently documented Chinese giant salamander, kept at a farm in Zhangjiajie, was 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in 2007. [6]
The largest species are in the genus Andrias, native to east Asia. 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 ...
The largest member of the largest order of amphibians is the African goliath frog (Conraua goliath). The maximum size this species is verified to attain is a weight of 3.8 kg (8.4 lb) and a snout-to-vent length of 39 cm (15 in). [1] The largest of the toads, the cane toad (Rhinella marina), is also the second largest member of the frog order.
The largest South China giant salamander, which researchers said is likely the largest amphibian ever recorded, lived during the first half of the 20th century and was housed at the London Zoo for ...
The giant salamander was identified using DNA by staff at the Zoological Society of London and the Natural History Museum.
An adult weighs 1.5 to 2.5 kg (3.3 to 5.5 lb), making them the fifth heaviest living amphibian in the world after their South China, Chinese and Japanese cousins and the goliath frog, while the largest cane toads may also weigh as much as a hellbender. Hellbenders reach sexual maturity at about five years of age, and may live 30 years in captivity.
The largest wild specimen on record weighed 58 lb (26.3 kg) and was 4.46 ft (136 cm) long. [8] It is the third-largest amphibian in the world, only smaller than its close relatives, the South China giant salamander [9] and the Chinese giant salamander.
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 20 inches in length. They have functional lungs, along with ...