Andrias sligoi (Boulenger, 1924)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Illustration of Andrias sligoi circa 1924, author unknown
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Open encyclopedia reference
The South China giant salamander (Andrias sligoi) is a species of very large salamander in the family Cryptobranchidae. The species is endemic to southern China, where it occurs mainly in the Pearl River basin south of the Nanling Mountains. It may be the largest species of salamander and the largest amphibian in the world. It is extremely endangered and nearly extinct in the wild.
Wikipedia contributors, South China giant salamander; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:09:01.426980+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Andrias sligoi (Boulenger, 1924)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1924)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Cryptobranchidae
- Genus
- Andrias
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familyCryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1826
- genusAndrias Tschudi, 1837
- speciesAndrias sligoi (Boulenger, 1924)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Andrias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Giant SalamanderAndrias davidianus (Blanchard, 1871) | CryptobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andrias jiangxiensis Lu, Wang, Chai, Yi, Peng, Murphy, Zhang & Che, 2022 | CryptobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andrias cheni Xu, Gong, Li, Jiang, Huang & Huang, 2023 | CryptobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Megalobatrachus sligoi Boulenger, 1924 Boulenger, 1924 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1269844 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:LQGLJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.