Taxonomy Profile: Andrias (Tschudi 1837)

Andrias: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Proteocordylus
Eichwald 1831
Megalobatrachus
Tschudi 1837
Sieboldia
Gray 1838
Sieboldtia
Gray 1838
Hydrosalamandra
Leuckart 1840
Tritogenius
Gistel 1848
Tritomegas
Duméril Bibron and Duméril 1854
Megalobranchus
Tschudi 1837
Sieboldiana
Gray 1838
Plicagnathus
Cook 1917
Common Name(s):
giant salamanders []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Andrias: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Amphibia
Amphibians |
anfíbio |
amphibiens |
Order : Caudata
Salamanders |
salamandra |
salamandres |
Family : Cryptobranchidae
Giant Salamanders |
Hellbenders |
Genus : Andrias
giant salamanders |
Andrias Direct Children(s):
Andrias davidianus
(Blanchard 1871)
Andrias japonicus
(Temminck 1836)
Andrias: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Andrias
Source:
Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6
Acquired:
2019-09-12
Notes:
Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
Reference for:
Andrias
Publication(s):
Andrias: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Andrias: Comments