The giant salamander is an endemic animal of Japan and inhabits Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. The giant salamander is a very well-known organism in Japan and is one of the largest amphibians in the world. This animal is not a fish, but a family of frogs and newts. It is known that the giant salamander has been gradually decreasing in number in recent years, and it is possible that it has already become extinct in some parts of Kyoto. The giant salamander is also listed in the Washington Convention and is designated as an endangered species.
Habitat
The giant salamander lives in Japan.
Characteristic
The giant salamander has a total length of 150 cm and a weight of 30 kg. The giant salamander is a salamander that belongs to the genus Andrias of the family Salamander, and is a member of frogs and newts. Salamanders live underwater, but adults breathe through the lungs and cutaneous respiration. The skin is covered with a myriad of small warts, and the skin stretches like folds on the sides of the body and the back of the limbs. The color on the back is dark brown. The giant salamander lives in the upper reaches of completely aquatic rivers. Salamanders are nocturnal during the day, resting in burrows dug in the water. The giant salamander is a very aggressive animal and can cannibalize.
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The giant salamander lives on fish, crabs, and snakes. The breeding form is oviparous. Males dig a horizontal hole on the riverside in June-July to produce ovaries. Females can lay 400-500 eggs at a time. Eggs hatch in about 50 days, and children reach sexual maturity in about 5 years of age. It has a lifespan of 10 years or more in the wild and 50 years or more in captivity.
Endangered species
The giant salamander was sometimes eaten by humans, and there was a time when it was overfished. But even more problematic is human land development and water pollution. In Japan, this animal is designated as a natural monument, and it is said that overfishing for food has almost disappeared since then. The giant salamander has also been designated as a special natural monument and its capture has been banned. The salamander is also listed in Annex I of the Washington Convention and is designated as an endangered species.
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The giant salamander is strictly restricted under the law and cannot be bred by the general public. Watch it at the zoo or go to Japan.
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