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Giant salamander
family of salamanders / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The giant salamanders are a family of large aquatic amphibia, the Cryptobranchidae.
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They are the largest living amphibians. The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus), reaches up to 1.44 m (4.7 ft), feeds on fish and crustaceans, and has been known to live for more than 50 years in captivity.[1] The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) can reach a length of 1.8 m (5.9 ft).[2]
They live in brooks and ponds in the eastern United States (the hellbender), and in China and Japan.