giant salamander: large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia
salamander: any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
east india company: an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia; in the 18th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in 1858 after the Indian Mutiny