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Chinese Giant S alamander

Chinese Giant S alamander. Andrias davidianus. Habitat. Mountain streams in China Lives in little burrows. Location. China Can be found in the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. Facts. Largest salamander in the world Has a life span of 50 years!

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Chinese Giant S alamander

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  1. Chinese Giant Salamander Andrias davidianus

  2. Habitat Mountain streams in China Lives in little burrows

  3. Location China Can be found in the Yangtze River and the Yellow River

  4. Facts • Largest salamander in the world • Has a life span of 50 years! • Can last up to 30 minutes under water before surfacing for air

  5. Reasons for Endangerment • Food Trade • Destruction of habitat • Dams • Run off from erosion • Pesticides, pollutants, and fertilizers

  6. Population Population has decreased dramatically in the past 30 years, it is still declining

  7. Grows up to 1.8 meters • Brown or a greenish black • Skin is blotchy, rough, and wrinkly • Has a flat head and rounded snout • Aquatic • Has no gills • Eats smaller salamanders, worms, and fish • Likes cold, fast flowing water • Reproduces between August and September • Lay up to 500 eggs • Nocturnal Characteristics

  8. Conservation • Since the 1980s, 14 nature reserves have been created with a total area of more than 355,000 hectares. (Hectares- a unit of area defined as 10,000 square meters) • Mount Wuyi in China was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1999.

  9. Bibliography • http://www.edgeofexistence.org/amphibians/species_info.php?id=547 • http://www.arkive.org/chinese-giant-salamander/andrias-davidianus/#text=Description • http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/1272/0 • http://www.oceanpark.com.hk/html/en/learning/facts/chinese_giant_salamander.html

  10. True or False: • The giant salamander is in from china. • This creature prefers hot water and warm climates. • It have gills. • This amphibian lives in water, inside burrows or little caves. • There are 14 reserves for the salamander to preserve it. POP QUIZ!

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