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The largest living amphibian is the 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus), but this is dwarfed by the extinct 9 m (30 ft) Prionosuchus from the middle Permian of Brazil. The study of amphibians is called batrachology, while the study of both reptiles and amphibians is called herpetology.
Having 5.8 m height giraffe is considered as the tallest living animal on the land. Its weight is approximately 2,000 kg. Ostrich is the largest living bird having a height of 2.7 m and a weight of 156 kg. Chinese giant salamander is the largest living amphibian having a weight of 64 kg and 1.83 m length.