Species Name: | Anji Salamander |
Scientific Name: | Hynobius amjiensis |
Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Critically Endangered (2004) [Needs updating] The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59089A11869355. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
Estimated Wild Population: | 250-300 breeding females. Population trend is decreasing. |
Distribution: | Endemic to China's Zhejiang Province, and restricted in swamps and freshwater marshes, breeding only in five swamps. |
Major Threats: | Small range and very limited number of breeding sites makes this species especially susceptible to habitat alteration. |
Species Name: | Chinese Giant Salamander |
Scientific Name: | Andrias davidianus |
Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Critically Endangered (2004) [Needs updating] Data Deficient (1996) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T1272A3375181. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
Estimated Wild Population: | Only few surviving populations known. Population trend is decreasing. |
Distribution: | Endemic to China with fragmented population |
Major Threats: | Over-exploitation for meat and for cosmetic production, habitat loss. |
Species Name: | Helen's Flying Frog |
Scientific Name: | Rhacophorus helenae |
Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Endangered (2014) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T47144519A47144530. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain, only 5 individuals were recorded in limited surveys. |
Distribution: | Endemic to Vietnam, found in 2 southern provinces. |
Major Threats: | Habitat loss and degradation, collection for pet trade is also a concern. |
Species Name: | Wenxian Knobby Newt |
Scientific Name: | Tylototriton wenxianensis |
Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Vulnerable (2004) [Needs updating] The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59488A11935450. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing. |
Distribution: | Endemic to China and is known from only four locations |
Major Threats: | Habitat loss and destruction |