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amphibian, salamanders, caudata, caudate, cryptobranchus, cryptobranchus
alleganiensis, hellbender, andrias davidanus, chinese giant salamander,
andrias japaconicus, japanese giant salamander, cryptobranchoidea
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Cryptobrachidae
(Fitzinger, 1826)
Giant Salamanders
 The
family Cryptobranchidae is comprised of three paedomorphic, fully
aquatic species, commonly known as the giant salamanders. Andrias
davidianus is the largest salamander in the world, reaching lengths
of up to 152cm/5ft. Members of this
family posses large folds of skin along the abdomen and tail that help absorb oxygen from the water (more surface area). The genus
Andrias (giant salamanders) contains two species found in Japan and
China, and the genus Cryptobranchus contains only one species found in
North America. Fossil records show that during the Tertiary period
Andrias occurred in Europe and North America, and Cryptobranchus occurred
in western portions of the U.S.The families Cryptobranchidae and Hynobiidae
are considered the "Primitive Salamanders", and form the
suborder Cryptobranchoidea (Fitzinger, 1826). All three Cryptobranchid species are
of conservation concern in the wild due to over collection, pollution, human
encroachment, and habitat loss...more
about Cryptobranchidae.
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Genus Andrias (Tschudi, 1838) Giant
Salamanders
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Andrias
davidianus |
Chinese Giant
Salamander |
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Andrias japonicus |
Japanese Giant
Salamander |
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| Genus Cryptobranchus (Leuckart, 1821)
Hellbenders
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Amphibian Taxonomy References
AmphibiaWeb (2003). http://amphibiaweb.org/.
(Accessed: 2001-2003).
Beltz, Ellin (2003). North American Reptile and Amphibian Names. Ellin
Beltz. http://ebeltz.net/herps/etyhome.html
(Accessed: 2001).
Center for North American Herpetology (2003). http://www.cnah.org/
(Accessed: 2000).
Collins, Joseph T. Standard Common and Scientific Names for
North American Amphibians & Reptiles (3rd ed.). Society for
the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles (SSAR), 1990.
Duellman, W.E. and L. Trueb. Biology of Amphibians. McGraw
Hill, New York, 1986.
Fowler, Henry W. Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum,
1906 - With A Report of the Amphibians and Reptiles of New Jersey
and a Supplement to the Fishes of New Jersey. Trenton, New
Jersey State Museum, 1906.
Frank, Norman, and E. Ramus. Complete Guide to Scientific and
Common Names of Reptiles & Amphibians of the World. N.G.
Publishing, 1996.
Frost, Darrel. R. Amphibian Species of the World. Allen
Press and the Association of Systematics Collections. Lawrence, KS,
1985.
Frost, Darrel R. (2004). Amphibian Species of the World 3.0. American
Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php
(Accessed: 2004).
Halliday, Tim R., and Kraig Adler (editors). The New
Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians. Facts on File, New
York, 2002.
Jordan, David S. A Manual of Vertebrates of the Northern
United States Including the District East of the Mississippi River
and North of North Carolina and Tennessee, Exclusive to Marine
Species. Chicago, 1878.
Larson, Allan. 1991. A molecular perspective on the evolutionary
relationships of the salamander families. Evolutionary Biology
25: 211-277.
Larson, Allan (2004). Terrestrial Vertebrates. Tree of Life Web
Project. http://www.tolweb.org/tree?group=terrestrial_vertebrates.
(Accessed: 2004).
Schleich, Hermann H., and Werner Kastle (editors). Amphibians
and Reptiles of Nepal. Koeltz, Koningstein, 2002.
Stebbins, Robert. Western Reptiles & Amphibians (3rd ed.).
Houghton Mifflin Co., 2003.
Titus, T.A. and A. Larson. 1995. A molecular phylogenetic
perspective on the evolutionary radiation of the salamander family
Salamandridae. Systematic Biology 44: 125-151. |
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Amphibian Taxonomy References
AmphibiaWeb (2003). http://amphibiaweb.org/.
(Accessed: 2001-2003).
Beltz, Ellin (2003). North American Reptile and Amphibian Names. Ellin
Beltz. http://ebeltz.net/herps/etyhome.html
(Accessed: 2001).
Center for North American Herpetology (2003). http://www.cnah.org/
(Accessed: 2000).
Collins, Joseph T. Standard Common and Scientific Names for
North American Amphibians & Reptiles (3rd ed.). Society for
the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles (SSAR), 1990.
Duellman, W.E. and L. Trueb. Biology of Amphibians. McGraw
Hill, New York, 1986.
Fowler, Henry W. Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum,
1906 - With A Report of the Amphibians and Reptiles of New Jersey
and a Supplement to the Fishes of New Jersey. Trenton, New
Jersey State Museum, 1906.
Frank, Norman, and E. Ramus. Complete Guide to Scientific and
Common Names of Reptiles & Amphibians of the World. N.G.
Publishing, 1996.
Frost, Darrel. R. Amphibian Species of the World. Allen
Press and the Association of Systematics Collections. Lawrence, KS,
1985.
Frost, Darrel R. (2004). Amphibian Species of the World 3.0. American
Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php
(Accessed: 2004).
Halliday, Tim R., and Kraig Adler (editors). The New
Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians. Facts on File, New
York, 2002.
Jordan, David S. A Manual of Vertebrates of the Northern
United States Including the District East of the Mississippi River
and North of North Carolina and Tennessee, Exclusive to Marine
Species. Chicago, 1878.
Larson, Allan. 1991. A molecular perspective on the evolutionary
relationships of the salamander families. Evolutionary Biology
25: 211-277.
Larson, Allan (2004). Terrestrial Vertebrates. Tree of Life Web
Project. http://www.tolweb.org/tree?group=terrestrial_vertebrates.
(Accessed: 2004).
Schleich, Hermann H., and Werner Kastle (editors). Amphibians
and Reptiles of Nepal. Koeltz, Koningstein, 2002.
Stebbins, Robert. Western Reptiles & Amphibians (3rd ed.).
Houghton Mifflin Co., 2003.
Titus, T.A. and A. Larson. 1995. A molecular phylogenetic
perspective on the evolutionary radiation of the salamander family
Salamandridae. Systematic Biology 44: 125-151. |
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