It is the national key protected animal level: Class II (rare wild amphibians in China, national second-class protected animals).

protection level:

national key protected animal level: level II (rare wild amphibians in China, national second-class protected animals)

international convention: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as Washington Convention.

IUCN: To be determined (I)

Endemic species? : yes? Giant salamander

Endangered level: Endangered

Protection measures: artificial breeding, national level, existing protected areas.

The heart structure of giant salamander is special, and some reptilian characteristics have appeared, which is of great research value.

Chinese giant salamander is a second-class protected animal, which has high economic value and wide development and utilization prospects in food, health care, medicine and appreciation, so it has attracted much attention from all walks of life.

The giant salamander is a traditional precious medicinal animal. Modern clinical observation shows that giant salamander has the effects of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, enriching blood and promoting qi circulation, and has remarkable curative effects on anemia, cholera and malaria. At the same time, giant salamander is also an economic animal with high edible value, with tender meat, unique flavor and high nutritional value. Its meat protein contains 17 kinds of amino acids, 8 of which are essential for human body.

Extended information:

Wild giant salamander, also known as Andrias davidianus, is an amphibian, belonging to the family Cryptbranchiaceae, mainly distributed in the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Pearl River Basin.

Morphological characteristics:

The largest species of Ceratopoda, it is the largest among amphibians, with a total length of 1 meter or more, and the heaviest one can exceed 1 kilograms, but its appearance is somewhat similar to that of lizards, but it is fatter and flatter. Recently, scientists have studied that the giant salamander breathes through its gills when it is a child, and breathes through its lungs when it grows up. The giant salamander lives in streams in mountainous areas, and lives in caves with clear water quality, low sediment concentration, rapid water flow and backwater.

The giant salamander has a flat and blunt head, a large mouth, undeveloped eyes and no eyelids. The front part of the body is flat, and gradually turns to lateral flat at the tail. There are obvious skin folds on both sides of the body, the limbs are short and flat, and the fingers and toes are slightly webbed. The tail is round with fins above and below it. The body color of giant salamander can change with different environment, but it is generally grayish brown. The body surface is smooth and scaleless, but there are various stripes and mucus. The ventral surface of the body is light in color.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wild Giant Panda Fish