Largest Amphibian On The Planet!! Follow Brian Barczyk, host of SnakeBytesTV, to the Beijing Zoo and Beijing Aquarium in ...

Broadly speaking, we already knew that the largest amphibians are the giant salamanders of China. They can grow more than five feet in length and well over 100 pounds.

The new species has been named the South China giant salamander. It can reach nearly 6.5 feet (2 metres) in length — making it the largest of the 8,000 amphibian species that are alive today.

Frogs and toads make up the largest group of amphibians. Species in this order, called Anura, substantially outnumber those in the two other living orders of amphibians — Caudata (salamanders ...

Of the world’s 8,000 amphibian species, this is the largest on record. The A. sligoli specimen used in the study previously lived at the London zoo, where it survived for 20 years.

The Chinese giant salamander has its name for a reason. Some individual specimens can weigh up to 64kg and it's known as the world's largest amphibian. But scientists were amazed to find that the ...

The Chinese giant salamander, which reaches lengths of more than 5 feet (1.6 meters), enjoys the title of being the world’s largest living species of amphibian.

The center has one of the largest reptile and amphibian research collections in the world with over 200,000 specimens. (Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer) Advertisement.

The world’s largest amphibian - the Chinese giant salamander - is on the brink of extinction due to the demand from the luxury food market, according to a new study. Andrias davidianus has now all but ...