The end of last month Laura and I were in the position to travel together to Japan and search for an animal we both wanted to see in the wild since early childhood. During our stay we could observe as many as 17 Japanese Giant Salamanders (Andrias japonicus) in the wild, besides visiting the Hanzaki institute and the Osaka aquarium where we could see lots of captive animals. What a fantastic animals and what a fantastic country! My tripreport can be found on my website:
http://www.herpsafari.nl/tripreports-ou ... an-kansai/