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The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is one of the largest salamanders and one of the largest amphibians in the world. [4] It is fully aquatic, and is endemic to rocky mountain streams and lakes in the Yangtze river basin of central China. It has also been introduced to Kyoto Prefecture in Japan, and possibly to Taiwan.
Capable of growing nearly 6 feet in length (1.8 meters) and living as long as your grandparents, the mighty Chinese giant salamander once had the world at its wet, stubby feet. It’s a “living fossil,” having seen the dinosaurs come and go, and it is currently the largest amphibian on the planet.
The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is one of the largest salamanders and one of the largest amphibians in the world. It is fully aquatic and is endemic to rocky mountain streams and lakes in the Yangtze river basin of central China .
As an ambush predator, a giant salamander's broad head and jaws help it suck prey into its enormous mouth. A flat head also helps giant salamanders move against fast-moving water in rivers and streams.
Once assumed to be the only Chinese giant salamander, Andrias davidianus arose in the Yangtze River. A newly identified species dubbed Andrias sligoi is unique to the Pearl River, and a third...
Chinese giant salamanders may have the longest life span of any amphibian. Some have lived as long as 60 years. This huge salamander species was around when dinosaurs walked the Earth. Sometimes people call it a “living fossil.”
Researchers have found that there is not one, but at least five species of Chinese giant salamander, and possibly up to eight. A new study shows that there are more species of Chinese giant...
Click on the dots to find out amazing Chinese giant salamander facts! Critically Endangered and is currently on the brink of extinction. This species is farmed for its meat, there are more than 2 million salamanders on farms across China. Lives in cool mountain streams in steep valleys with forest.
The Chinese giant salamander, which has declined in number by 80 percent in recent decades, is considered critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN...
The world’s largest amphibian, the Chinese giant salamander, has up until now been considered a single species, but a new study led by conservation charity ZSL reveals that there are in fact up to nine different species