Genus Megalobatrachus (Noun)
Meaning
Giant salamanders; in some classifications included in the genus Cryptobranchus.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Megalobatrachus has been used in the classification of giant salamanders, although some taxonomists place them in the genus Cryptobranchus.
- Taxonomic revisions occasionally merge the genus Megalobatrachus with the genus Cryptobranchus or vice versa.
- Scientists are still debating whether to merge the genus Megalobatrachus into the genus Cryptobranchus due to overlapping characteristics.
- Historically, some species of giant salamanders were included in the genus Megalobatrachus, but later moved to the genus Cryptobranchus.
- Megalobatrachus, the now-considered genus for giant salamanders, has often been merged or used interchangeably with Cryptobranchus by prior researchers.