The Japan Salamander Center (Akame 48 Waterfalls)

Hey everyone! Back in 2019 I visited the Japan Salamander Center in Akame 48 Waterfalls (赤目四十八滝 Akameshijuhachitakki) near Nabari (Mie Prefecture). I was able to check out not only the public exhibition, but also the backroom, to which visitors normally don't have access. There I had the great opportunity to see all the kept salamanders from larvae to adult and even handle a few of them, which was really awesome. :D I can really recommend a visit in this small but very cool aquarium and also the valley itself.

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General Information on Japanese giant salamanders:

"The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) is endemic to Japan, where it is known as Ōsanshōuo (オオサンショウウオ/大山椒魚), literally meaning "giant pepper fish". With a length of up to almost 1.5 m (5 ft), it is the second-largest salamander in the world, only being surpassed by the very similar and closely related Chinese giant salamander (A. davidianus). There are only three known members of the Cryptobranchidae family: the Japanese and Chinese giant salamanders and the Eastern hellbender.
Japanese giant salamanders are widespread across rivers in southwestern Japan. The species frequently hybridizes with Chinese giant salamanders, which were introduced to the area.

Japanese Giant Salamanders can grow to be five feet long (160 cm) and 55 pounds (25 kg). The largest wild specimen on record weighed 26.3 kg and was 136 cm long. It is the second largest amphibian in the world, only next to its close relative, the Chinese Giant Salamander. Their brown and black mottled skin provides camouflage against the bottoms of streams and rivers. They have very small eyes with no eyelids and poor eye sight. Their mouths run across the width of their heads, and can open to the width of their bodies."

Page "Japanese giant salamander". (2017, September 27). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:44, October 21, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese_giant_salamander&oldid=802618258


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