The Japanese giant salamander was put under protection in ... Today, it’s no longer part of the Japanese diet and its population has grown, but conservationists warn that without continued ...

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 ...

This week, the National Zoo once again welcomed several new habitants. Four Japanese giant salamanders have arrived as a gift from the City of Hiroshima Asa Zoological Park, and join the lone ...

But new research suggests the Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) is no deadbeat dad. The Japanese giant salamander is one of the largest amphibians in the world, growing up to 150 cm ...

The researchers from Kyoto University were looking for purebred Japanese giant salamanders, a species that has become increasingly difficult to find. Chinese salamanders have been introduced by ...

Okay, time for some live lizard sex. Er, live amphibian sex. The National Zoo http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/museums/national-zoological-park-smithsonian ...

to see an ancient creature found only in the rivers of central and western Japan — the Japanese giant salamander. The amphibian can grow up to 1.5 meters in length, weigh as much as 40 kilograms ...

The former Rainforest Immersion Gallery has been transformed into a 1,850-square-foot space for the zoo's Japanese giant salamanders, a habitat twice the size of their past habitat, according to a ...

ROYAL OAK (AP) — A new habitat at the Detroit Zoo is a home for Japanese giant salamanders. The former Rainforest Immersion Gallery at the zoo's National Amphibian Conservation Center has been ...