Andrias, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 34 relations: Ancient Greek, Andrias matthewi, Andrias scheuchzeri, Canada, Central Asia, Central Europe, Chinese giant salamander, Coenraad Jacob Temminck, East Asia, Giant salamander, Hellbender, Honshu, Huangshan, Japanese giant salamander, Jiangxi, Jiangxi giant salamander, Johann Jakob von Tschudi, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Miocene, Neogene, Oligocene, Pearl River, Pliocene, Provinces of China, Qimen giant salamander, Salamander, Sensu, Shikoku, South China giant salamander, Species complex, United States, Western Siberia, Yangtze.

2. Cryptobranchidae

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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Andrias matthewi

Andrias matthewi, or Matthew's giant salamander, is an extinct species of giant salamander from the Miocene of North America. Andrias and Andrias matthewi are Cryptobranchidae.

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Andrias scheuchzeri

Andrias scheuchzeri is an extinct species of giant salamander belonging to the genus Andrias, which also contains the closely related living Asian giant salamanders. Andrias and Andrias scheuchzeri are Cryptobranchidae.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Central Asia

Central Asia is a subregion of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the southwest and Eastern Europe in the northwest to Western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north.

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Central Europe

Central Europe is a geographical region of Europe between Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern Europe.

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Chinese giant salamander

The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is one of the largest salamanders and one of the largest amphibians in the world. Andrias and Chinese giant salamander are Cryptobranchidae.

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Coenraad Jacob Temminck

Coenraad Jacob Temminck (31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch patrician, zoologist and museum director.

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East Asia

East Asia is a geographical and cultural region of Asia including the countries of China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan.

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Giant salamander

The Cryptobranchidae (commonly known as giant salamanders) are a family of large salamanders that are fully aquatic. Andrias and giant salamander are Cryptobranchidae.

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Hellbender

The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States. Andrias and hellbender are Cryptobranchidae.

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Honshu

, historically called, is the largest and most populous island of Japan.

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Huangshan

Huangshan,Bernstein, pp.

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Japanese giant salamander

The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) is a species of fully aquatic giant salamander endemic to Japan, occurring across the western portion of the main island of Honshu, with smaller populations present on Shikoku and in northern Kyushu. Andrias and Japanese giant salamander are Cryptobranchidae.

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Jiangxi

Jiangxi is an inland province in the east of the People's Republic of China.

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Jiangxi giant salamander

The Jiangxi giant salamander (Andrias jiangxiensis) is a species of very large salamander endemic to Jiangxi Province in China. Andrias and jiangxi giant salamander are Cryptobranchidae.

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Johann Jakob von Tschudi

Johann Jakob von Tschudi (25 July 1818 – 8 October 1889) was a Swiss naturalist, explorer and diplomat.

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Kyoto Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.

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Kyushu

is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa).

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Neogene

The Neogene is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period million years ago.

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Oligocene

The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present (to). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the epoch are slightly uncertain.

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Pearl River

The Pearl River is an extensive river system in southern China.

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Pliocene

The Pliocene (also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years ago.

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Provinces of China

Provinces (p) are the most numerous type of province-level divisions in the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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Qimen giant salamander

The Qimen giant salamander (Andrias cheni) is a species of giant salamander in the family Cryptobranchidae. Andrias and Qimen giant salamander are Cryptobranchidae.

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Salamander

Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.

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Sensu

Sensu is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of".

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Shikoku

, is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan.

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South China giant salamander

The South China giant salamander (Andrias sligoi) is a species of very large salamander endemic to southern China, mainly in the Pearl River basin south of the Nanling Mountains. Andrias and south China giant salamander are Cryptobranchidae.

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Species complex

In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Western Siberia

Western Siberia or West Siberia (Zapadnaya Sibir'; Батыс Сібір) is a region in North Asia.

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Yangtze

Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Eurasia, the third-longest in the world.

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See also

Cryptobranchidae

• Andrias
• Andrias matthewi
• Andrias scheuchzeri
• Chinese giant salamander
• Eoscapherpeton
• Giant salamander
• Hellbender
• Japanese giant salamander
• Jiangxi giant salamander
• Ozark hellbender
• Qimen giant salamander
• South China giant salamander

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrias

Also known as Megalobatrachus.