Chinese Giant Salamander - Fauna Clips

The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is the largest salamander in the world, reaching a length of 180 cm (6 ft), although it rarely - if ever - reaches that size today. Endemic to rocky mountain streams and lakes in China, it is considered critically endangered due to habitat loss, pollution and over-collecting, as it is considered a delicacy and used in traditional Chinese medicine. Records from Taiwan may be the results of introductions.[1]

It has a large head, small eyes and dark and wrinkly skin. It is one of only two extant species in the genus Andrias, the other being the slightly smaller, but otherwise very similar Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus). The Chinese giant salamander feeds on insects, frogs and fish. It has a very poor eyesight, and therefore depends on special sensory nodes on its forehead to detect even the slightest movement in the water. The female lays c. 500 eggs in an underwater breeding cavity, which is guarded by the male until the eggs hatch after 50-60 days.[1] The average adult salamander is 25-30 kg (55-66 lb) and 1.15 m (3.8 ft).[2]

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[nozero1]

Apparently these things make crying noises, hence the Chinese name for them being "wawa yu", or "baby fish".

[AnimalClips]

great!

[Darkfirefire]

dammit why do the chinese have to use so many cool and endangered animals for traditional, medicinal bullshit

[MockingMadness]

I wonder what it'd be like to HUG one've those things.

[SHoRtTtBuS]

CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION MADE IN CHINA MADE IN CHANI CAUTION CAUTION

[despairedboy]

@valstar1000 I mean invasive,

[despairedboy]

@valstar1000 don't think these are in the US, you are talking about river newt right?

as a person of science I must say that these things are too rare to become an endangered species

but judging by your comment first behaviour, you wouldn't believe me would you?

[1102071]

@adamisabella1 retard its chinese, google this, they are different from the japanese one

[limeroundup]

@MockingMadness It would be like omnomnomnomnomnom for the salamander

[adamisabella1]

its japenese not chinease

[valstar1000]

@Darkfirefire Endangered hardly their even in the US now for some reason althoough the chinese are communist fools who have their government tell them that golf comes from China when it really comes from Scotland.

[valstar1000]

@Darkfirefire Endangered hardly their even in the US now for some reason althoough the chinese communist fools who have their government tell them that golf comes from China when it really comes from Scotland.

[Hmph1223]

@MockingMadness I don't know, but I hear they are aggressive. =\

[dltanner99]

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