Andrias matthewi, or Matthew's giant salamander,[4] is an extinct species of giant salamander from the Miocene of North America. It belongs to the genus Andrias, which contains the living Asian giant salamanders. It is the largest salamander to have ever existed, with a maximum estimated length of 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in).[5] Its fossils have been found in Nebraska, Colorado, and Saskatchewan.[1]
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mccalli with P. matthewi and Plicagnathus with Andrias in 1966, leading to the current name Andriasmatthewi. Bruce Naylor synonymized Andrias with Cryptobranchus...
Darrell. "Andrias cheni Xu, Gong, Li, Jiang, Huang, and Huang, 2023". Amphibian Species of the World 6.2, an Online Reference. AmphibiaWeb - Andrias japonicus...
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...
(snout-vent length), which is around the size of a modern African bullfrog. Andriasmatthewi was the largest lissamphibian ever known, with total length up to 2...
locality for species †Andrenopteryx †Andrenopteryx willardi †Andrias †Andriasmatthewi †Andricus †Andricus myricae – type locality for species †Anelaphus...
Cherry counties, Nebraska. Multiple specimens. A mole salamander. Andrias A. matthewi Norden Bridge Locality, Brown County, Nebraska. A maxilla & a fragment...
†Anchitheriomys stouti – type locality for species †Anchitherium †Andrias †Andriasmatthewi – type locality for species †Anilioides †Anilioides nebraskensis...
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