The Japanese giant salamander can grow up to 5 feet long, weigh 80 pounds and can easily bite off a large chunk of your finger in a split second. The slimy, mottled amphibians have remained ...

Washington (CNN)-- The Japanese ... two-foot-long salamanders twisted and turned in their 2,500-gallon tanks, performing for the audience. At full size, the animals can grow to 5 feet long and ...

Lurking in the shallows of its river habitat, the giant salamander looks like ... Today, it’s no longer part of the Japanese diet and its population has grown, but conservationists warn that ...

At the foot of Akame 48 Waterfalls in Nabari City, Mie Prefecture, where Japanese giant salamanders naturally ... it is said to be large and can grow to a total length of about 200 mm.

Japanese giant salamanders, or oosanshouo (pronounced OOH-sahn-show-uuh-ooh), can grow up to 5 feet long and weigh up to 55 pounds. The natural home of the reptiles is the cold mountain streams ...

She waded across and lifted the 2-foot-long Andrias japonicus, or Japanese giant ... One salamander currently is on loan to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. The salamanders can grow up to 60 pounds ...

Some of the Detroit Zoo's giant amphibians have gotten a new habitat. The former Rainforest Immersion Gallery has been transformed into a 1,850-square-foot space for the zoo's Japanese giant ...

The Japanese giant salamander can grow to over 4 feet (1.2 meters) long, weigh up to 88 pounds (40 kilograms) and live about 50 years.

KYOTO, Japan – In Japanese rivers, if you’re very lucky, you might find unusual amphibians that grow up to 5 feet long and look like strange cartoon dinosaurs. They are giant salamanders.

Japanese giant salamanders are one of the largest amphibian species on earth. They can grow to more than five feet in length. They are only found in a few mountain streams in Japan and are ...