Taxonomy Profile: Andrias japonicus (Temminck 1836)

Andrias japonicus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Andrias davidianus japonicus
Temminck 1836
Triton japonicus
Temminck 1836
Megalobatrachus sieboldi
Tschudi 1837
Salamandra maxima
Schlegel in Tschudi 1837
Cryptobranchus japonicus
Temminck 1836
Hydrosalamandra siboldi
Tschudi 1837
Hydrosalamandra japonica
Temminck 1836
Sieboldia maxima
Schlegel in Tschudi 1837
Salamandra gigas
Duméril Bibron and Duméril 1854
Tritomegas sieboldii
Tschudi 1837
Tritomegas sieboldtii
Tschudi 1837
Megalobatrachus maximus
Schlegel in Tschudi 1837
Cryptobranchus maximus
Schlegel in Tschudi 1837
Megalobatrachus japonicus
Temminck 1836
Sieboldiana maxima
Schlegel in Tschudi 1837
Cryptobranchus sieboldia
Tschudi 1837
Megalobatrachus japonicus japonicus
Temminck 1836
Andrias scheuchzeri japonicus
Temminck 1836
Common Name(s):
Japanese Giant Salamander []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Andrias japonicus: 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 |
Species : Andrias japonicus
Japanese Giant Salamander |
Andrias japonicus Direct Children(s):
Andrias japonicus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Acquired:
2001-05-10
Notes:
http://www.redlist.org/
Reference for:
Andrias japonicus
Source:
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program
Acquired:
2001-03-22
Notes:
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
Reference for:
Andrias japonicus
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 japonicus
Publication(s):
Andrias japonicus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Andrias japonicus: Comments
Comment:
Listed as Endangered under U.S. Endangered Species Act, and as Vulnerable on IUCN Red List