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Despite being found over such a wide area, and in areas separated by mountains and consisting of separate rivers, researchers have considered them to be a single species, Andrias davidianus.

If you’re ever wading through a river in China and step on something squishy, take care—you might be standing on Andrias davidianus, the largest amphibian on Earth. This is exactly what ...

But these farm animals, we now know, mainly represent one of the three species found across China – Andrias davidianus. The other species are “largely eliminated from the wild,” says ...

That's not even particularly big for the species Andrias davidianus, which is the largest amphibian yet living. The species can grow to be about six feet long, although such great heights are ...

For a long time, scientists thought all Chinese giant salamanders, belonged to a single species, Andrias davidianus that was considered the largest amphibian in the world, But now a genetic study ...

New research published in Advanced Functional Materials shows that the skin secretions of the Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) can be used to produce a medical adhesive for wound healing.