Family

Cryptobranchidae

2 species · Animals

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Animalia › Chordata › Amphibia › Caudata › Cryptobranchidae
Hellbender

Hellbender

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801)

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, the hellbender, is the largest amphibian native to North America, with detailed physical, ecological, reproductive traits described.
Japanese Giant Salamander

Japanese Giant Salamander

Andrias japonicus (Temminck, 1836)

Andrias japonicus, the Japanese giant salamander, is the world's third-largest amphibian, native to southwestern Japan's freshwater streams.

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