Author: Schmidt, F. J. J., Goddard, Q. J. & Hoeven, J. van der
Title: Aanteekeningen over de anatomie van Cryptobranchus japonicus
Description: Haarlem: De Erven Loosjes, 1862. Pp. vi, 66, 12 color tinted lithographic plates (3 are large and folding). Publisher's original dark blue wrappers, original printed white title/author label attached to the upper spine (taken from inside endpaper), lg 4to. From the series: Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem, tweede verzameling, vol. 19, no 2. This monograph presents a detailed anatomical analysis of the Japanese giant salamander, Cryptobranchus japonicas (= Andrias japonicus (Temminck, 1836). With a length of up to almost 1.5 m (5 ft), it is the second-largest salamander in the world, only being surpassed by the very similar and closely related Chinese giant salamander (A. davidianus). There are only three known members of the Cryptobranchidae family: the Japanese and Chinese giant salamanders and the North American Eastern hellbender (modified after Wiki). Most text pages uncut and unopened. A few small repaired tears to the blue wrappers on the spine, one of the large folding plates has a few wrinkles; a bright and clean copy in very good condition..

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