Andrias
Sign in to saveAndrias is a genus of giant salamanders. It includes the largest salamanders in the world, with A. japonicus reaching a length of , and A. sligoi reaching . While extant species are known only from East Asia, several extinct species in the genus are known from late Oligocene and Neogene aged fossils collected in Europe and North America, indicating that the genus formerly had a much wider range.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderCaudata
- FamilyCryptobranchidae
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Andrias is a genus of giant salamanders. It includes the largest salamanders in the world, with A. japonicus reaching a length of , and A. sligoi reaching . While extant species are known only from East Asia, several extinct species in the genus are known from late Oligocene and Neogene aged fossils collected in Europe and North America, indicating that the genus formerly had a much wider range.
==Taxonomy== The generic name derives from Ancient Greek ἀνδριάς, "statue". The former name was Megalobatrachus, from Ancient Greek meaning "giant frog".