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Chinese giant salamanders for sale in a restaurant in Hongqiao Town (虹桥镇) in Zhejiang, China for 880 CNY/jin, or about 215 EUR/kg or US$127/lb. Such prices make them an attractive target for poaching. [41] In the past, the Chinese giant salamander was fairly common and widespread in China. [1]
Despite Boulenger's classification, the species was later synonymized with the Chinese giant salamander (A. davidianus), and eventually forgotten.However, a study published in 2018 found that the Chinese giant salamander actually consisted of numerous clades restricted to different river basins, with many of them being distinct enough to be considered separate species.
The Qimen giant salamander (Andrias cheni) is a species of giant salamander in the family Cryptobranchidae. [1] It is endemic to Anhui Province, China, where it inhabits streams and caves in the Huangshan Mountains. The species name honors Pihui Chen, a herpetologist at Anhui Normal University.
Andrias davidianus (Chinese giant salamander) – (Simplified Chinese: 娃娃鱼; pinyin: wáwáyú) (may actually be a species complex of 5 different species) Andrias sligoi (South China giant salamander) [5] [6] Andrias japonicus (Japanese giant salamander) – (Japanese: オオサンショウウオ) Andrias jiangxiensis (Jiangxi giant ...
The largest South China giant salamander, which researchers said is likely the largest amphibian ever recorded, lived during the first half of the 20th century and was housed at the London Zoo for ...
A giant salamander, the largest living amphibian. The largest living amphibian is the South China giant salamander (Andrias sligoi). Formerly considered conspecific with the Chinese giant salamander (A. davidianus), the maximum size of this nearly human-sized river-dweller is 64 kg (141 lb) and almost 1.83 m (6.0 ft). [1]
Chiala mountain salamander; Chinese alligator; Chinese bahaba; Chinese fire belly newt; Chinese giant flying squirrel; Chinese giant salamander; Chinese paddlefish; Chinese red pika; Chinese salamander; Chinese scrub vole; Chinese sturgeon; Chinese warty newt; Chinese zokor; Chloroclystis zhuoxinensis; Chuxiong fire-bellied newt; Cochylidia ...
A banquet where Chinese officials reportedly ate a giant salamander appears to be at the heart of a bust-up that left 14 police officers suspended. According to local paper Southern Metropolis ...