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Joel Sartore- Photo Ark on Instagram: “Amphibian week is underway - to celebrate, we're highlighting amphibian superpowers! Here is the Japanese Giant Salamander, a species that…”
![Minden Pictures - Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus) male displaying, Honshu, Japan - Cyril Ruoso Minden Pictures - Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus) male displaying, Honshu, Japan - Cyril Ruoso](https://www.mindenpictures.com/cache/pcache2/00455304.jpg)
Minden Pictures - Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus) male displaying, Honshu, Japan - Cyril Ruoso
![Japanese Hanzaki (giant salamander) What legends of Japanses Kappa are based on | Giant salamander, Fantasy creatures, Humanoid sketch Japanese Hanzaki (giant salamander) What legends of Japanses Kappa are based on | Giant salamander, Fantasy creatures, Humanoid sketch](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/51/85/34/518534346a9380de206a566ace1e193d.jpg)
Japanese Hanzaki (giant salamander) What legends of Japanses Kappa are based on | Giant salamander, Fantasy creatures, Humanoid sketch
![River Monsters from Myth to Reality: Japan's Giant Salamander | YABAI - The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan River Monsters from Myth to Reality: Japan's Giant Salamander | YABAI - The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan](https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/bhive-jp/media/yabai/article/2100/2100_2_japanese_giant_salamander.jpg)
River Monsters from Myth to Reality: Japan's Giant Salamander | YABAI - The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan
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The Amphibian That Roams Rivers; The Giant Japanese Salamander | YABAI - The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan
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River Monsters from Myth to Reality: Japan's Giant Salamander | YABAI - The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan
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The Amphibian That Roams Rivers; The Giant Japanese Salamander | YABAI - The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan
![GOOD CHOICE TOKYO on Twitter: "The world's third largest salamander is endemic to Japan! The Japanese giant salamander grows up to 5 feet long and lives up to 80 years! In the GOOD CHOICE TOKYO on Twitter: "The world's third largest salamander is endemic to Japan! The Japanese giant salamander grows up to 5 feet long and lives up to 80 years! In the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErGPJfwVEAEZb7o.jpg:large)
GOOD CHOICE TOKYO on Twitter: "The world's third largest salamander is endemic to Japan! The Japanese giant salamander grows up to 5 feet long and lives up to 80 years! In the
![It is said that the Japanese giant salamander is the inspiration behind the mythological creature known as the kappa, an imp or a demon that live in the rivers of Japan. : It is said that the Japanese giant salamander is the inspiration behind the mythological creature known as the kappa, an imp or a demon that live in the rivers of Japan. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/Ek843nKsvsOml3b_AUSZndVTtAusS3-z7Awap69a12A.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef0f64064a0e7a919a20539e9e6cf18c89619020)