Japanese giant salamander  (Andrias japonicus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Amphibia
Order Caudata
Family Cryptobranchidae
Genus Andrias (1)
Size Length: 1.5 m (2)
Weight 25 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (4).