 is a vertebrate, amphibian, salamander family, also known as Oriental salamander. About 7 cm long, with black wax on the back and side; The abdomen is vermilion with irregular black spots. The head is flat, there is no obvious ridge in the center of the back of the trunk, and the tail is flat. The limbs are slender, with 4 fingers on the forelimbs and 5 toes on the hind limbs, all of which are webbed. Oviposition, less quantity, more separation. Living in cold still water ponds, also seen in wetland grass. Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Henan, Fujian and other places in China are widely distributed and can be used as experimental animals.

Giant salamander, commonly known as giant salamander, is a national second-class protected wild animal. Chinese giant salamander except Xinjiang, Tibet and Inner Mongolia. Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Taiwan Province provinces have not been reported, but are distributed in other provinces and regions, mainly in the rivers in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Pearl River, especially in Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and Shaanxi provinces.

The two are very similar! Giant salamander is a national second-class protected animal! Newts are not protected animals, they can be kept as pets!