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The Chinese giant salamander eats aquatic insects, fish, frogs, crabs, and shrimp. [10] They hunt mainly at night. As they have poor eyesight, they use sensory nodes on their heads and bodies to detect minute changes in water pressure, enabling them to find their prey.
Salamanders range in size from the minute salamanders, with a total length of 27 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in), including the tail, to the Chinese giant salamander which reaches 1.8 m (6 ft) and weighs up to 65 kg (145 lb).
At 59 kg (130 lb), both this individual, and a 1.4 m (4.6 ft) long, 52 kg (114 lb) individual found in a remote cave in Chongqing in December 2015, surpassed the species' typically reported maximum weight. [6] [19] The giant salamander is known to vocalize, making barking, whining, hissing, or crying sounds. [20]
Both males and females grow to an adult length of 24 to 40 cm (9.4 to 15.7 in) from snout to vent, with a total length of 30 to 74 cm (12 to 29 in), making them the fourth-largest aquatic salamander species in the world (after the South China giant salamander, the Chinese giant salamander and the Japanese giant salamander, respectively) and the ...
The newly named amphibians, usually found in China's Pearl River system, can grow as large as six feet in length. That's far bigger than other species of giant salamanders, which are usually less ...
Japanese giant salamanders in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, showing notable color variation among individuals within the same population. Andrias japonicus skull. The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) is a species of fully aquatic giant salamander endemic to Japan, occurring across the western portion of the main island of Honshu, with smaller populations present on Shikoku and in ...
Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Ambystoma tigrinum Biofluorescence in Ambystoma tigrinum. These salamanders usually grow to a length of 6–8 in (15–20 cm) with a lifespan of around 12–15 years. [5] They are characterized by having markings varying in color on the back of their head, body, and tail. [6]
The marbled salamander ... Marbled salamanders, like other members of this genus, are reported to have relatively long life spans, 8–10 years or more.