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Andrias (giant salamander)
Taxonomy
Andrias was named by Tschudi (1837). It is extant. Its type is Andrias scheuchzeri.
It was synonymized subjectively with Cryptobranchus by Naylor (1981).
It was assigned to Cryptobranchidae by Estes and Tihen (1964), Estes (1981), Carroll (1988) and Matsui et al. (2008).
It was synonymized subjectively with Cryptobranchus by Naylor (1981).
It was assigned to Cryptobranchidae by Estes and Tihen (1964), Estes (1981), Carroll (1988) and Matsui et al. (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1837 | Andrias Tschudi |
| 1837 | Megalobatrachus Tschudi |
| 1964 | Andrias Estes and Tihen p. 456 |
| 1981 | Andrias Estes p. 14 |
| 1988 | Andrias Carroll |
| 2008 | Andrias Matsui et al. p. 322 |
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