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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderCaudata
- FamilyCryptobranchidae
隱鰓鯢科（Cryptobranchidae），為隱鰓鯢亞目下之一科。终生生活在水中，成体保有鳃裂，体侧有皮肤褶皱以增加皮肤面积用於在水中呼吸，前肢4趾後肢5趾。
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- Cryptobranchidae
- taxon name
- Cryptobranchidae
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The Cryptobranchidae (commonly known as giant salamanders) are a family of large salamanders that are fully aquatic. The family includes some of the largest living amphibians. They are native to China, Japan, and the eastern United States. Giant salamanders constitute one of two living families—the other being the Asiatic salamanders belonging to the family Hynobiidae—within the Cryptobranchoidea, one of two main divisions of living salamanders.
The largest species are in the genus Andrias, native to east Asia. The South China giant salamander (Andrias sligoi) can reach a length of 1.8 m (5.9 ft). The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) reaches up to 1.44 m (4.7 ft) in length, feeds at night on fish and crustaceans, and has been known to live for more than 50 years in captivity.