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|introduction='''Japanese Giant Salamander''' is a type of amphibian [[Friend]] that appeared in the original [[Kemono Friends (2015 Mobile Game)|Kemono Friends mobile game]]. | |introduction='''Japanese Giant Salamander''' is a type of amphibian [[Friend]] that appeared in the original [[Kemono Friends (2015 Mobile Game)|Kemono Friends mobile game]]. | ||
|appearance=Japanese Giant Salamander has smooth greyish brown hair at medium length with dark patches. She has a dark eye color similar to her hair. She has a thick dark tail with a round end. She is in a greenish grey | |appearance=Japanese Giant Salamander has smooth greyish brown hair at medium length with dark patches. She has a dark eye color similar to her hair. She has a thick dark tail with a round end. She is in a greenish grey bikini with dark ruffles resembling the skin folds of her species. On top she wears an open, pinkish see-through sleep gown with dark ruffles. She is wearing dark sandals with a ribbon on them. | ||
|reallife=Japanese giant salamander is a species of aquatic salamander living exclusively in freshwater rivers and streams of southwestern Japan. It is the third-largest salamander in the world with a length of up to 1.5m (5 feet). It is a special natural monument in Japan and is protected by law. | |reallife=Japanese giant salamander is a species of aquatic salamander living exclusively in freshwater rivers and streams of southwestern Japan. It is the third-largest salamander in the world with a length of up to 1.5m (5 feet). It is a special natural monument in Japan and is protected by law. | ||
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Though Japanese Giant Salamanders live in streams or rivers away from human, sometimes they may appear or get washed downstream to man-made waterways during rainy seasons. There have been sightings of them in rivers within urban areas of Kyoto and Hiroshima. | Though Japanese Giant Salamanders live in streams or rivers away from human, sometimes they may appear or get washed downstream to man-made waterways during rainy seasons. There have been sightings of them in rivers within urban areas of Kyoto and Hiroshima. | ||
|trivia=* The species name | |trivia=* The species's Japanese name (山椒魚) came from the name of Japanese pepper (山椒, sanshō). | ||
* Japanese giant salamander is worshipped at a shrine in the city Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. A festival is held to honor the giant amphibian on 8th August every year in the same city. | * Japanese giant salamander is worshipped at a shrine in the city Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. A festival is held to honor the giant amphibian on 8th August every year in the same city. | ||