Japanese giant salamander

Summary

Japanese giant salamander is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,264 views/month, #1,264 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Japanese giant salamander's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Japanese giant salamander is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Japanese giant salamander's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[5].
• Japanese giant salamander belongs to the parent taxon Andrias^[6].
• Japanese giant salamander's scientific name is Andrias japonicus^[7].
• Japanese giant salamander's Commons category is recorded as Andrias japonicus^[8].
• Japanese giant salamander's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Andrias japonicus^[9].
• Japanese giant salamander's Commons gallery is recorded as Andrias japonicus^[10].
• Japanese giant salamander's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• Japanese giant salamander's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[12].
• Japanese giant salamander's original combination is recorded as Triton japonicus^[13].
• Japanese giant salamander's heritage designation is recorded as Special Natural Monument^[14].
• Japanese giant salamander's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. japonicus'}^[15].
• Japanese giant salamander is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese giant salamander'}^[16].
• Japanese giant salamander is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オオサンショウウオ'}^[17].
• Japanese giant salamander is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Salamandra olbrzymia japońska'}^[18].
• Japanese giant salamander is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Японская исполинская саламандра'}^[19].
• Japanese giant salamander is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ซาลาแมนเดอร์ยักษ์ญี่ปุ่น'}^[20].
• Japanese giant salamander is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '日本大鯢'}^[21].
• Japanese giant salamander is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese Giant Salamander'}^[22].
• Japanese giant salamander is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'sacavera xigante xaponesa'}^[23].
• Japanese giant salamander is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'japonski orjaški močerad'}^[24].
• Japanese giant salamander's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES^[25].
• Japanese giant salamander's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal^[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Japanese giant salamander is Andrias japonicus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Andrias^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[16], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オオサンショウウオ'}^[17], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Salamandra olbrzymia japońska'}^[18], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Японская исполинская саламандра'}^[19], {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ซาลาแมนเดอร์ยักษ์ญี่ปุ่น'}^[20], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '日本大鯢'}^[21].

Identifiers

Japanese giant salamander's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 26811^[27]. Japanese giant salamander's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 166789^[28]. Japanese giant salamander's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 319982^[29]. Japanese giant salamander's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2432039^[30]. Japanese giant salamander's ITIS TSN is recorded as 550259^[31].

Why It Matters

Japanese giant salamander ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,264 views/month, #1,264 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]