Detailed Record for Andrias davidianus

Common Name: Chinese giant salamander

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Amphibia / Order Urodela / Family Cryptobranchidae / Genus Andrias

C-value (pg): 50.00

Chromosome Number (2n): 60

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Rana esculenta = 6.00pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Morescalchi, A. (1975). Chromosome evolution in the caudate Amphibia In: Evolutionary Biology, edited by T. Dobzhansky, M.K. Hecht and W.C. Steere. Plenum Press, New York. 339-387.

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