Chinese giant salamander  (Andrias davidianus)

Authenticated (09/04/08) by Jessi Krebs, Supervisor, Reptiles and Amphibians, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.
jkrebs@omhazoo.com

• Larvae: stage in an animal’s lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
• Larval: of the stage in an animal’s lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
• Tubercles: nodule or swelling on or in the body.

1. IUCN Red List (November, 2007)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
2. Cogger, H. (1999) Reptiles and Amphibians.Time Life Books, London.
3. CITES (November, 2003)
   http://www.cites.org
4. Amphibia Web (November, 2003)
   http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/aw/index.html
5. Halliday, T. and Adler, K. (2002) The New Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
6. Smithsonian National Park (November, 2003)
   http://natzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsiaTrail/GiantSalamanders/
7. Xiao-ming, W., Ke-jia, Z., Zheng-huan, W., You-zhong, D., Wei, W. and Song, H. (2004) The decline of the Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus and implications for its conservation. Oryx, 38: 197 - 202.
8. UNEP-WCMC: Mount Wuyi (November, 2003)
   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/s0069tes/wh/mt_wuyi.html