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World's largest salamander

Image credit: CC-BY-SA-2.5 SMcCandlish

Uploader comment: This is the japanese giant salamander it can get up to 5ft long and weigh as much as 50lbs was featured on the discovery channel on thier amphibians special a few weeks ago.

Image status: EXPLAINED The Japanese giant salamder is a very real animal.

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#8 Posted by Joltra on 31 May, 2012, 15:40

I want one.

#7 Posted by Rosenrot on 4 July, 2011, 7:18

@sea mystice: Salamanders, especially this one, don't live in saltwater. The Japanese Giant salamander is not the largest, but in fact it's cousin, the Chinese Giant Salamander is the largest salamander. However, with their dwindling numbers, the Japanese Giant Salamander may soon be the only one left.

#6 Posted by hajime on 22 July, 2010, 6:28

nothing to compare it to, so dont know the real sizwe

#5 Posted by stonecoldinsanity on 4 March, 2008, 2:50

and just think,it's actually longer then shown in this picture

#4 Posted by sea mystic on 14 November, 2007, 15:22

As cute as this salamander is and as huge as it gets, the fact still remains that this is an endangered species and lives only in the areas of the ocean that immediately surround Japan.

#3 Posted by wsiabtwcnbs on 14 January, 2007, 5:58