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Cryptobranchidae

2 species · Animals

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Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801)

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801)

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.
Andrias japonicus (Temminck, 1836)

Andrias japonicus (Temminck, 1836)

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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