Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) moving upstream to spawn, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) moving upstream to spawn, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) outside its nest, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) moving upstream to spawn, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) moving upstream to spawn, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) moving upstream to spawn, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) moving upstream to spawn, Japan, July

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) in river with frog prey, Japan, March

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) in river at night, Japan, March

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) with Masu salmon (Oncorhynchus) prey in its mouth, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) in river, hunting a Freshwater sculpin (Cottus) Japan, April

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) in river, near its nest hole, Japan, October

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) in a river, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Close up portrait of a Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) in river, Japan, January

Yukihiro Fukuda / Two Japanese giant salamanders (Andrias japonicus) in river, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) resting during migration upstream to spawn, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Researcher using an aerial to track Japanese giant salamanders (Andrias japonicus) fitted with radio trackers, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Male Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) eating the eggs of another salamander, Japan, September

Yukihiro Fukuda / Pair of Japanese giant salamanders (Andria japonicus) at entrance of their nest hole, Japan, September

Yukihiro Fukuda / Male Japanese giant salamander (Andria japonicus) emerging from a nest hole in order to breathe, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Group of Japanese giant salamanders (Andria japonicus) gathering outside a possible nest hole before spawning, Japan, August

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) larvae about 150 days after hatching, attached to aquatic plant roots to prevent them from being swept away in the current, Japan, March

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andria japonicus) in river, becoming more active with increasing water temperature, Japan, March

Yukihiro Fukuda / Close up of the mouth and nose of a Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) with two Leeches (Hirudinea) attached, Japan, March

Nature Production / Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus) larva, ten days after hatching, Japan, sequence 4/5

Nature Production / Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus), newly hatched larva beside egg case, Japan, sequence 3/5

Nature Production / Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus) larva, ten days after hatching, Japan, sequence 5/5

Nature Production / Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus), egg hatching with tail out, Japan, sequence 2/5

Nature Production / Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus), egg, just before hatching, Japan, sequence 1/5

Tim Laman / Researcher Jim Spickler with a Wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans) in a Giant coast redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens). Prarie Creek Redwood State Park, California. Nov 2002.

Tim Laman / Researcher, Jim Spickler, with a Wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans) in a Giant coast redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens). Prarie Creek Redwood State Park, California. Nov 2002.

Nature Production / Japanese Giant Salamander {Andrias japonicus} eating a Big-scaled redfin fish {Tribolodon hakonensis} Japan

Peter Scoones / Japanese Giant salamanders {Andrias japonicus} Japan 2005

Peter Scoones / Japanese Giant salamander {Andrias japonicus} Japan 2005

Peter Scoones / Japanese Giant salamander {Andrias japonicus} Japan 2005

Peter Scoones / Japanese Giant salamander {Andrias japonicus} Japan 2005

Peter Scoones / Japanese Giant salamanders {Andrias japonicus} Japan 2005

Peter Scoones / Japanese Giant salamanders {Andrias japonicas} Japan 2005

Peter Scoones / Japanese Giant salamander {Andrias japonicus} Japan 2005

Peter Scoones / Japanese Giant salamander {Andrias japonicas} Japan 2005

Peter Scoones / Japanese Giant salamanders {Andrias japonicus} Japan 2005

Doug Wechsler / Pacific giant salamander larva in stream {Dicamptodon ensatus} Washington, USA

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of extinct fossil giant salamander (Andrias sheuchzeri), first named as Homo diluvii testis (evidence of a diluvian human or witness of the flood) from the work of Johann Jakob Scheuchzer...

Nature Production / Japanese Giant Salamander {Andrias japonicus} 70cm in length, Wakayama, Japan, May

Nature Production / Japanese Giant Salamander {Andrias japonicus} Koza River, Wakayama, Japan, August

Nature Production / Japanese Giant Salamander {Andrias japonicus} coming out of its nest, Koza River, Wakayama, Japan, August