---
title: "Salamandre géante du Japon"
description: "Andrias japonicus — Amphibiens. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/japanese-giant-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Salamandre géante du Japon

> Andrias japonicus — Amphibiens. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Andrias japonicus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibiens)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 370
- Wikidata: [Q112045](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112045)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26811](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26811)

## Names

- en: Japanese Giant Salamander
- de: Japanischer Riesensalamander
- es: Salamandra gigante japonesa
- fr: Salamandre géante du Japon
- nl: Japanse reuzensalamander
- pt: Salamandra-gigante-do-japão
- pl: Salamandra olbrzymia japońska

## Countries with the most observations

JP (300)

## Photo

![Salamandre géante du Japon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-giant-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Naturalis Biodiversity Center · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_Andrias_japonicus_-_Japanese_giant_salamander_-_Siebold_Collection.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/japanese-giant-salamander?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).