- The
Cryptobranchidae (commonly
known as
giant salamanders) are a
family of
large salamanders that are
fully aquatic. The
family includes some of the largest...
- Salamandroidea, the
advanced salamanders. It has two
living subdivisions,
Cryptobranchidae (Asian
giant salamanders and ****benders), and Hynobiidae, commonly...
- is the
largest salamander in
North America. A
member of the
family Cryptobranchidae, the ****bender is the only
extant member of the
genus Cryptobranchus...
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Certain primitive salamanders in the
families Sirenidae,
Hynobiidae and
Cryptobranchidae practice external fertilisation in a
similar manner to frogs, with...
- (Giant salamanders)
Family Common names Example species Example image Cryptobranchidae Giant salamanders ****bender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) Hynobiidae...
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There are a wide
range of frogs,
salamanders and
caecilians that can be kept in an aquarium. Some of
these are not
found in the pet trade. This is usually...
-
given the
moniker of "living fossil" for
being part of the
family Cryptobranchidae which dates back 170
million years. It is one of only five to six known...
- Russia. They are
closely related to the
giant salamanders (family
Cryptobranchidae), with
which they form the
suborder Cryptobranchoidea.
About half of...
- 89
species of
amphibians (class Amphibia) and
reptiles (class Reptilia) are
known to
inhabit the
state of West Virginia. The
ranges of some 34 salamander...
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salamanders are
recognised by
Amphibian Species of the World.
Family Cryptobranchidae –
giant salamanders, 4
species Family Hynobiidae –
Asiatic salamanders...
