Chinese giant salamander  (Andrias davidianus)

Species information

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Range

This species occurs in the mountain streams of China, below 1,500 metres above sea level in the tributaries of the Pearl, Yellow and Yangtze Rivers (4).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

The Chinese giant salamander inhabits cold, fast running mountain streams and lakes, occupying hollows and cavities under water (4).

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