Previous studies had hinted at the Chinese giant salamander’s underlying diversity. In the second report out today, Cunningham and an overlapping group of researchers genetically analyzed more than ...
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Scientists discover unexpected home to one of the 'rarest' amphibians in attempt to save nearly extinct species: 'Special national treasure'The researchers from Kyoto University were looking for purebred Japanese giant salamanders, a species that has become ...
They are the second-largest salamander species in the world, behind the Chinese giant salamander. Their North American kin is the hellbender, found in the South and in the eastern United States.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to report sightings of giant salamanders called hellbenders, also known as water dogs or snot otters for their slimy secretions.
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