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  2. Chinese giant salamander - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese giant salamander is listed as a critically endangered species. It has experienced a drastic population decline, which is estimated to be more than 80% in the last 3 generations and due to human causes. Human consumption is the main threat to the Chinese giant salamander.

  3. South China giant salamander - Wikipedia

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    The South China giant salamander is highly endangered by overharvesting due to its status as a delicacy and use in traditional Chinese medicine, and it is unknown if any wild populations survive today. A large commercial trade in the species and its relatives was already established by the late 20th century, and very large-scale farms now exist ...

  4. Giant salamander - Wikipedia

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    The South China giant salamander (Andrias sligoi), can reach a length of 1.8 m (5.9 ft). [1] The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) reaches up to 1.44 m (4.7 ft) in length, feeds at night on fish and crustaceans, and has been known to live for more than 50 years in captivity. [2]

  5. Chinese salamander - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese salamander (Hynobius chinensis) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

  6. List of endangered and protected species of China - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese endangered species classifications are updated relatively infrequently, and a number of species deemed to be endangered by international bodies have not yet been so recognized in China. Many of the listed species are endemic to the country, such as the groove-toothed flying squirrel and the Ili pika .

  7. List of amphibians of China - Wikipedia

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    China is home to 346 species of amphibian. [1] China's amphibian diversity is greater than any other country in the Old World, and it is the 5th in the whole world.China's amphibian fauna includes an important element of widespread, generally non-threatened species though 27.3% of amphibian species are extinct or threatened and because conservation assessments of Chinese amphibians have only ...

  8. Salamander - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese giant salamander, at 1.8 m (6 ft) the largest amphibian in the world, is critically endangered, as it is collected for food and for use in traditional Chinese medicine. An environmental education programme is being undertaken to encourage sustainable management of wild populations in the Qinling Mountains and captive breeding ...

  9. Category:Cryptobranchidae - Wikipedia

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