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Basic information
Andrias japonicus
Japanese Giant Salamander
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderSalamanders
FamilyGiant salamanders
GenusAndrias
- Czech name
- Velemlok japonský
- English name
- Japanese Giant Salamander
- Synonyms
- Andrias davidianus japonicus, Andrias scheuchzeri japonicus, Cryptobranchus japonicus, Cryptobranchus maximus, Cryptobranchus sieboldia, Hydrosalamandra japonica, Hydrosalamandra siboldi, Megalobatrachus japonicus, Megalobatrachus japonicus japonicus, Megalobatrachus maximus, Megalobatrachus sieboldi, Onycopus sieboldii, Salamandra gigas, Salamandra maxima, Sieboldia maxima, Sieboldiana maxima, Tritomegas sieboldii, Tritomegas sieboldtii, Triton japonicus
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,360 mm
- Body mass
- max 26,000 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 70 years
- Diet
- Arthropods, Flowers, Vertebrates
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 5–10 years
- Clutch size
- 400–600 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6013 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · DTJR · COL26.9