Japanese giant salamander

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phylum Chordata The Japanese giant salamander is endemic to Japan, where it is known as Ōsanshōuo (オオサンショウウオ/大山椒魚?), literally meaning "giant pepper fish". With a length of up to almost 1.5 m (5 ft), it is the second-largest salamander in the world, only being surpassed by the very similar and closely related Chinese giant salamander (A. davidianus).

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class Amphibia
order Caudata
family Cryptobranchidae
genus Andrias
species A. japonicus