Chinese name: giant salamander

Latin scientific name: Andrias davidianus

Common names: salamander, mermaid, baby fish, pike, cod, foot fish, cry fish, Dachshund

National key protected animal level: Level 2

World Conservation Union (IUCN): Undecided (I)

Endemic species: Yes

Endangerment level: Endangered

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES): Appendix I

Ecological environment: Mountain streams or pools

Upper altitude limit: 2800 Lower altitude limit: 100

Threat factors: Hunted for trade, hunted as medicinal ingredients, hunted for food, migratory trips are cut off, environmental pollution

Protection Measures: artificial breeding, artificial breeding, national level, existing protected areas

Domestic distribution: Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai