However, purebred Chinese giant salamanders (of which there are several types) are also critically endangered, mostly from poaching and habitat loss. In the course of their search for Japanese ...

Their closest relatives are the giant salamanders of Japan and China. They are considered living fossils because they have changed little over the last 160 million years. The Endangered Species Act is ...

Washington (CNN)-- The Japanese giant salamander may hold the key to solving an extinction threat in the amphibian community, and researchers at the National Zoo in Washington are hoping a gift of ...

After the Japanese eel was given endangered listing in 2014 ... considered to be threatened with extinction. The Japanese giant salamander, which is indigenous to this country, was upgraded ...

Is the red-backed salamander endangered? More on Ohio's rare amphibians Luckily, the red-backed salamander is not an endangered species and can be found throughout Ohio. However, a handful of ...