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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Endangered |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
The species lives in a mountainous area about 1,300 m above sea level. Adult salamanders inhabit mostly marshes at the top of mountains and valleys. Breeding takes place in small pools, with the breeding season running from the end of November to mid-March. During breeding season is the only time that adults can be located. Each female deposits 140-174 eggs, and the larvae develop in the pools. Larvae take three years to reach sexual maturity. Adult salamanders feed on a variety of insects and small animals such as earthworms (Fei et al. 2012).
Range:
This species was previously only known from five small pools at the top of Mount Longwangshan, in the small Longwangshan Nature Reserve in Anji County in Zhejiang Province, China. It has now also been recorded from Lin'an City, also in Zhejiang Province, and in Qingliangfeng Nature Reserve in Shexian County and Jixi, both in Anhui Province, China. It has been found at elevations ranging between 1,250-1,350 m asl. It may occur more widely than is currently known (J. Jiang pers. comm. June 2019). Its current estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 312 km2.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
Most of this species' range lies within protected areas. This species is on the "List of Beneficial or of Important Economic or Scientific Value Terrestrial Wild Animals under States Protection", under the protection of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife", which provides a moderate degree of protection and makes it illegal to collect (China Red List Assessment Workshop June 2019). A captive breeding programme has been established through government funding (W. Chou pers. comm. June 2019). Individuals of this species have been captive bred and there were plans to release them into the wild in June 2019 (T.S. Chen pers. comm. to W. Chou June 2019). This species is listed in CITES Appendix III for China.
Conservation Needed
Although the species is present in the small Longwangshan Nature Reserve, stricter management of the breeding sites is needed (W. Chou pers. comm. June 2019).
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status and severity of threats.
Most of this species' range lies within protected areas. This species is on the "List of Beneficial or of Important Economic or Scientific Value Terrestrial Wild Animals under States Protection", under the protection of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife", which provides a moderate degree of protection and makes it illegal to collect (China Red List Assessment Workshop June 2019). A captive breeding programme has been established through government funding (W. Chou pers. comm. June 2019). Individuals of this species have been captive bred and there were plans to release them into the wild in June 2019 (T.S. Chen pers. comm. to W. Chou June 2019). This species is listed in CITES Appendix III for China.
Conservation Needed
Although the species is present in the small Longwangshan Nature Reserve, stricter management of the breeding sites is needed (W. Chou pers. comm. June 2019).
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status and severity of threats.