Saturday, November 27, 2010

Chinese Giant Salamander

Chinese Giant Salamander




This is the largest amphibian in the world.  It has a large, broad, small eyes and dark, wrinkly skin.  It lives in cool mountain streams, where it eats insects, frogs, and fish.  Chinese giant salamanders are very rare.  They are threatened by pollution and they are also collected for food and for use in traditional medicine.
 
Scientific Name:  Andrias davidianus
Size:   Up to 1.15 m cm long

 

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