Ancient DNA integrates fossil and modern giant salamander taxonomy

Abstract The genus Andrias includes the largest extant salamanders, and is comprised of one Japanese species A. japonicus and four Chinese species. The fossil record of the giant salamander is incomplete and modern giant salamanders are not differentiated osteologically among species, making it diff...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Noda, Takushi Kishida, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Ibuki Fukuyama, Kanto Nishikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03496-5
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