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	Cryptobranchidae (Fitzinger, 1826) Giant Salamanders
		The family Cryptobranchidae is comprised of three similar-looking living species, in two genera.
		Cryptobranchids are characterized by the absence of lacrimals and septomaxillae, and a curved row of palatal teeth set parallel to the maxillary and premaxillary teeth (Duellmann and Trueb, 1986).
		Cryptobranchidae and the Asian family Hynobiidae comprise the suborder Cryptobranchoidea, the ancient or primitive salamanders.
	www.livingunderworld.org /caudata/database/cryptobranchidae/cryptobranchus/alleganiensis (1744 words)

	Cryptobranchidae
		The morphological characters given below are the ones standardly used to diagnose the salamander family Cryptobranchidae and to assess its phylogenetic relationships to other salamanders.
		Metamorphosis is incomplete in the Cryptobranchidae, leading to a number of paedomorphic characteristics in adults.
		Monophyly of the Cryptobranchoidea is supported by molecular evidence (Larson, 1991; Larson and Dimmick, 1993) and by two morphological synapomorphies (fusion of first ceratobranchial and first epibranchial; fusion of the pubotibialis and puboischiotibialis muscles; see Estes, 1981).
	tolweb.org /tree?group=Cryptobranchidae (1253 words)

	Earliest known crown-group salamanders : Abstract : Nature
		, Inner Mongolia, China, and represent basal members of the Cryptobranchidae, a family that includes the endangered Asian giant salamander (Andrias) and the North American hellbender (Cryptobranchus).
		These fossils document a Mesozoic record of the Cryptobranchidae, predating the previous record of the group by some 100 million years
		This discovery provides evidence to support the hypothesis that the divergence of the Cryptobranchidae from the Hynobiidae had taken place in Asia before the Middle Jurassic period.
	www.nature.com /nature/journal/v422/n6930/abs/nature01491.html (230 words)

	Definition of cryptobranchidae - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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		Hynobiidae and Cryptobranchidae comprise the primitive or ancient suborder, Cryptobranchoidea.
		The smallest groups are the giant salamanders (Cryptobranchidae), and Amphiuma (Amphiumidae), for which there are only three known species in each family.
		The families Amphiumidae, Sirenidae, Cryptobranchidae, and Proteidae retain larval characteristics into adulthood, to varying degrees.
	www.proctormuseum.us /Amphibians/Amphibians.htm (1294 words)

	Salamanders & Newts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In particular, this neoteny can be observed in the families Cryptobranchidae (which looses external gills but retains a respiratory spiracle), Amphiumidae (reduction of limbs, no eyelids, retention of gills), Sirenidae (remains almost totally larval), and Proteidae (retains external gills, loss of eyes).
		Among salamanders, fertilization typically involves the deposit of a sperm plug by the male, which is picked up by the cloaca of the female, allowing internal fertilization.
		The only salamanders known that practice true external fertilization (male "silts" laid eggs with sperm) are in the families Cryptobranchidae, Sirenidae, and Hynobiidae.
	www.curator.org /legacyvmnh/WebOfLife/Kingdom/P_Chordata/ClassAmphibia/OrderCaudata/salamanders_newts.htm (404 words)

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		Because the arrangement shown here is the most parsimonious tree resulting from combined analysis of 209 molecular and morphological characters, it is recommended as the best current working hypothesis.
		The phylogeny presented here indicates strongly that the salamanders that retain at least some aquatic larval characteristics throughout life (families Amphiumidae, Cryptobranchidae, Proteidae, Sirenidae and parts of the Ambystomatidae and Plethodontidae) do not form a monophyletic group.
		Living salamanders are divided taxonomically into ten taxonomic families based upon phylogeny and anatomical features: Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders), Amphiumidae (amphiumas), Cryptobranchidae (hellbenders), Dicamptodontidae (Pacific giant salamanders), Hynobiidae, Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders), Proteidae (mudpuppies), Rhyacotritonidae (torrent salamanders), Salamandridae (true salamanders and newts) and Sirenidae (sirens).
	ag.arizona.edu /ENTO/tree/eukaryotes/animals/chordata/caudata/Caudata.nex (1289 words)

	Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Amphibians (U.S. National Park Service)
		In fact, the great majority of vertebrate (backboned) animals, including human visitors, in the park on any given day are salamanders.
		Five families of salamanders are represented in the park: Cryptobranchidae, Proteidae, Salamandridae, Ambystomatidae, and Plethodontidae.
		The southern Appalachian Mountains, including the Great Smokies, are a major center of evolutionary diversification for the family Plethodontidae, commonly known as the lungless salamanders.
	www.nps.gov /grsm/naturescience/amphibians.htm (569 words)

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		'; TEXTNOTE ID=1001 TITLE=Discussion_of_Phylogenetic_Relationships TEXT='The Cryptobranchidae is clearly a monophyletic group that is closely related to the Asian family Hynobiidae, as revealed by phylogenetic analysis of ribosomal RNA sequences (Larson, 1991; Larson and Dimmick, 1993) and morphological characters (Estes, 1981; Duellman and Trueb, 1986).
		Glands secreting into the male cloacal orifice are absent.
		The diploid number of chromosomes is 60, 62 or 64 (Morescalchi, 1975).'; TEXTNOTE ID=2 TITLE=Classification TEXT='The salamander families Cryptobranchidae and Hynobiidae together form the suborder Cryptobranchoidea.
	ag.arizona.edu /ENTO/tree/eukaryotes/animals/chordata/caudata/Cryptobranchidae.nex (1000 words)

	CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE - Giant Salamanders
		The Cryptobranchidae, although not a household name outside of herpetology, are best known for being the family of the two largest salamanders in the world, the impressive Andrias species which can reach 4-5ft in length.
		AmphibiaWeb is a useful source for species lists and has information on some if not most of the species.
		LivingUnderworld.org also has an informative page on the Cryptobranchidae.
	www.cyberlizard.plus.com /Cryptobranchidae.htm (482 words)

	Amazon.com: Cryptobranchidae (Site not responding. Last check: )
		of the giant salamander family (Cryptobranchidae) is known as the hellbender.
		United States and adjacent Mexico Cryptobranchidae China, Japan, eastern United States...
		akin to the hellbender (family Cryptobranchidae), which at a metre long...
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Cryptobranchidae&tag=tabularasa0f&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1 (1028 words)

	The Virtual Zoo: Salamander and Newt
		They are found mainly in temperate regions, but rarely in the southern hemisphere of the globe.
		The most primitive salamanders are the families Hynobiidae and Cryptobranchidae.
		They mainly live in Asia and include the Japanese giant salamander and the North American hellbender.
	library.thinkquest.org /11922/amphibians/salamander.htm (237 words)

	Andrias scheuchzeri (Caudata: Cryptobranchidae) from the Upper Miocene (MN7/8) locality Mataschen/Styria - Landesmuseum ...
		Andrias scheuchzeri (Caudata: Cryptobranchidae) from the Upper Miocene (MN7/8) locality Mataschen/Styria - Landesmuseum Joanneum
		Abstract: Andrias scheuchzeri (Cryptobranchidae), a Giant Salamander, which closest relatives do not occur in Europe nowadays, is confirmed for the Upper Miocene (uppermost MN7/8) locality Mataschen/Styria.
		One maxillary and well preserved vertebrae were excavated.
	www.museum-joanneum.steiermark.at /cms/beitrag/10207230/3446599 (164 words)

	family cryptobranchidae - Definition, Synonyms, and Reference from OnPedia.com
		family cryptobranchidae - Definition, Synonyms, and Reference from OnPedia.com
		family Cryptobranchidae - large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders
		Cryptobranchus, genus Cryptobranchus - type genus of the Cryptobranchidae
	www.onpedia.com /dictionary/family-cryptobranchidae (52 words)

	Herpetology: Amphibian Diversity: Caudata
		There are about 7 genera, which range in Asia from the Ural mountains west to China, Korea, and Japan.
		They have lots of primitive features; some characters have been posited to unite them with Cryptobranchidae.
		Andrias reaches lengths of 1.5 m, and is found in central China and Japan.
	cluster3.biosci.utexas.edu /courses/herpetology/amphibdivers/saldivers.html (600 words)

	"Jeff Fullerton" <tcmajorr at westol_com>: NANFA-- Cryptobranchidae
		Subject: "Jeff Fullerton" : NANFA-- Cryptobranchidae
		--------- Begin forwarded message ---------- From: "Jeff Fullerton" To: Subject: NANFA-- Cryptobranchidae Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 21:15:03 -0500 Message-ID: <199801200221.VAA21229 at oak_westol.com> Dear Vince Sorry if I'm knocking Hellbenders a bit.
		According to Martin, they might be easier than I thought to ship them.
	fins.actwin.com /nanf/month.9801/msg00035.html (289 words)

	Cryptobranchidae - French-English Dictionary WordReference.com
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	www.wordreference.com /enfr/Cryptobranchidae (79 words)

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