Oldest amphibian

According to Official Guinness Records,

The Artis Zoo in Amsterdam, the Netherlands has owned two giant Japanese salamanders (Andrias japonicus), both of whom reached 52 years - the oldest documented age for an amphibian, and indeed the oldest for a salamander. The first giant Japanese salamander was brought to Europe in 1829 and given to the Zoo in 1839 where it lived until 1881;the second arrived in 1903 and died at Artis in 1955.

For a complete list of 1955 records, please visit 1955 Guinness Records in Netherlands.

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Content last updated on 2018-11-27