At up to 6 feet long, this salamander is the world's largest amphibian. It inhabits freshwater streams and lakes in China.

They range in size from frogs that are less than a half-inch long to giant salamanders that reach five feet in length. The axolotl is the Peter Pan of the amphibian world. It is a salamander that never grows up. At up to 6 feet long, this salamander is the world’s largest amphibian.

2012年3月9日 · Opened March 8 and called the LAIR (Living Amphibians, Invertebrates, and Reptiles), the exhibit features six themed areas: Damp Forest, which resembles a tropical rainforest and features such animals as Fiji Island banded iguanas, poison dart frogs, a Chinese giant salamander, the largest salamander in the world; Betty Bite and Squeeze room ...

2021年6月17日 · Two Chinese giant salamanders (Andrias davidianus) that had been placed in the care of the Zoo’s herpetology staff pending legal proceedings have been officially transferred to the Zoo. Just in time for the June 1 re-opening of the LAIR, staff settled one of the critically endangered amphibians into a LAIR habitat.

In this episode of Songs for Unusual Creatures, Michael Hearst visits the Los Angeles Zoo‘s Chinese Giant Salamander. This is the world’s largest salamander and the world’s largest extant amphibian, growing up to six feet long.

The Chinese giant salamander is the longest lived of all amphibians. They are one of three giant salamander species with the others being the Japanese giant salamander and the hellbender of the United States.

Step aside, dinosaurs! The Chinese giant salamander, a “living fossil” from the Jurassic era, is here to steal the spotlight. The largest amphibian in...

See Chinese giant salamander / Andrias davidianus in Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Taxonomy of Chinese giant salamander and other zoo animals from number zoos worldwide

2019年6月12日 · Here’s the species list for the Los Angeles Zoo on July 13th 2023. This list contains all the species seen during the visit, those on-show but not signed, those signed but not seen and also species kept off-show and known by information shared by the staff.

The largest amphibian in the world, Chinese giant salamanders can grow nearly 6 feet long and live for more than 60 years. They are top predators, snacking on fish, insects, frogs, worms, and snails, which helps keep the ecosystem in balance. This makes the Chinese giant salamander an ecological #SpookyHero!