Researchers, Chencheng Wang, Lifu Qian, Chenling Zhang, Weibo Guo, Tao Pan, Jun Wu, Hui Wang, and Baowei Zhang, have discovered a new species of frog from the Dabie Mountains in China. They named the frog the Dabie Mountain Brown Frog (Rana dabieshanensis) because that's the only area that the frog have been found it. The Dabie Mountain Brown Frog was placed in the genus Rana because of it's similar features to others in the… Continue reading New Species of Frog: Dabie Mountain Brown Frog
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Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)
Chinese Giant Salamander by ZSL Common Name: Chinese Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Andrias davidianusFamily: Cryptobranchidae- Giant Salamander familyLocation: ChinaIntroduced Locations: Taiwan and JapanSize: 5.9 feet (180 cm) The Chinese Giant Salamander is the largest salamander and amphibian in the world. They are described as a living fossil. A living fossil is an organism that closely resemble… Continue reading Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)