Chinese giant salamanders dwarf all other amphibians Alamy
The largest amphibians in the world are on the very brink of extinction. Not only have wild populations of Chinese giant salamanders been decimated, it turns out there are five species rather than one, each with a truly minuscule population.
Chinese giant salamanders () can grow up to 1.8 metres long. They spend all their lives in mountain streams in their native China.
Researchers searched for wild salamanders between 2013 and 2016 in 16 of China’s 23 provinces. It was one of the largest wildlife surveys ever conducted in China.…
