Chinese giant salamander
species of salamander
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Summary
Chinese giant salamander is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,081 views/month, #1,063 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Critically Endangered[4]
- Parent taxon: Andrias[5]
- Endemic to: People's Republic of China[6]
- Taxon name: Andrias davidianus[7]
- Commons category: Andrias davidianus[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Andrias davidianus[9]
- Commons gallery: Andrias davidianus[10]
- Short name: A. davidianus[11]
- Taxon common name: Chinese giant salamander[12], 大鲵[13], Chinese reuzensalamander[14], 中国大鲵[15], sacavera xigante chinesa[16], kitajski orjaški močerad[17], チュウゴクオオサンショウウオ[18]
- Different from: Japanese giant salamander[19]
- Type locality (biology): Sichuan[20]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[21]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[22]
- Diel cycle: nocturnal[23]
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Identifiers
Chinese giant salamander's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 26813[24]. Chinese giant salamander's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 141262[25]. Chinese giant salamander's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1018725[26]. Chinese giant salamander's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2432037[27]. Chinese giant salamander's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202085[28].
Why It Matters
Chinese giant salamander has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]