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Japanese giant salamander

Length

up to 1.5 m (largest adults, up to about 5 feet)

Weight

up to 23 kg (largest adults, up to about 55 pounds)

Lifespan in the wild

from 70 years (can live more than 70 years (Smithsonian's National Zoo); the IUCN suspects up to 100 or more, though no longevity data exist)

Lives in

Japan