Andrias sligoi

Andrias sligoi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cryptobranchoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Cryptobranchoidea

Familia: Cryptobranchidae
Genus: Andrias
Species: Andrias sligoi

Name

Andrias sligoi (Turvey et al., 2019)

• Holotype BMNH 1945.11.7.1

Synonymy

• Megalobatrachus sligoi (Boulenger, 1924)

References

• Turvey, S.T. et al. (2019). Historical museum collections clarify the evolutionary history of cryptic species radiation in the world's largest amphibians. Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5257
• Boulenger, E. G. (1924). On a new giant salamander, living in the Society's gardens. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1924, 173–174.

Vernacular names

English: South China giant salamander