Giant Chinese Salamander – Signed Fine Art Print

Information about the Giant Chinese Salamander: Giant Chinese is a critically endangered amphibian native to the mountain streams and lakes in China. They are the largest amphibians in the world, and can reach over 5 feet in length, although adults of that size are exceedingly rare today. Due to habitat loss, pollution and illegal collecting they are considered critically endangered. They are thought of as a “living fossil” as their family dates back some 170 million years. It has very poor eyesight, so it depends mostly on special sensory nodes that run in a line on the body from the head to the tail. They feed on insects, crabs, frogs and fish. Climate change is also thought to have played a role in this animal’s decline in the wild. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% But a Digital Download