Japanese giant salamander: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Japanese giant salamander lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Andrias japonicus
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Cryptobranchidae

Where does the Japanese giant salamander live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Japanese giant salamander in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Japan

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Japanese giant salamander endangered?

The Japanese giant salamander’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Japanese giant salamander?

The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Cryptobranchidae, genus Andrias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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. With a length of up to 5 feet (1.5 m), it is the third-largest salamander in the world, being surpassed only by the very similar and closely related Chinese giant salamander and the South China giant salamander.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Japanese giant salamander (revision 1368882337), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q112045 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).