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  Anji Salamander
Anji Salamander
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.
 
 
 
  Chinese Giant Salamander
Chinese Giant Salamander
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.
 
 
 
  Helen's Flying Frog
Helen's Flying Frog
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.
 
 
 
  Wenxian Knobby Newt
Wenxian Knobby Newt
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