Are salamanders protected by the state?

Salamanders are amphibians with four legs that look like lizards and geckos and generally live in and near hilly swamp puddles, ponds or rice fields. So, are salamanders protected by the state?

Are salamanders protected by the state?

Salamanders are protected by the state. There are many kinds of salamanders. Different kinds of salamanders have different levels of protection. Among them, Guizhou verrucous salamander, Daliang verrucous salamander, verrucous salamander, Zhenhai verrucous salamander and verrucous salamander are national second-class protected animals. Tribute salamander, blue-tailed salamander, oriental salamander, Chaoshan salamander, Dianchi salamander, Ryukyu salamander, black spot salamander, spotted salamander, Chinese salamander, Fuzhong salamander, Guangxi salamander, Hong Kong salamander, brown wart are national third-class protected animals.

What are the species of salamanders?

The salamander family is divided into salamanders, salamanders, verruca, salamanders, salamanders and salamanders.

1. Acanthophora: three species are known in China, namely, Ryukyu salamander, Zhenhai salamander and nevus salamander.

2. Four species are known in China, namely, Chinese salamander, Hong Kong salamander, tail spot salamander and Guangxi salamander.

3. Verrucous salamander: 6 species (subspecies) are known in China, namely, Hainan verrucous salamander, fine nevus verrucous salamander (named subspecies, Wenxian subspecies), Daliang verrucous salamander, Guizhou verrucous salamander, red verrucous salamander.

4. Salamander: there is only one species.

5. Salamander: six species (subspecies) are known in China, namely, Oriental salamander, Chaoshan salamander, blue-tailed salamander (named subspecies, Chuxiong subspecies), Chenggong salamander, alpine salamander (newly discovered).

6. Yunnan salamander: there is only one species.

III. Salamander protection level

1. National second-class protected animals: including Guizhou verrucous salamander, Daliang wart salamander, verrucous salamander, Zhenhai verrucous salamander, fine verrucous salamander.

2. National third-level protected animals: including Chengong salamander, blue-tailed salamander, oriental salamander, Chaoshan salamander, Dianchi salamander, Ryukyu salamander, black spot salamander, spotless salamander, tail salamander, Chinese salamander, Fuzhong salamander, Guangxi salamander, Hong Kong salamander, brown verrucous salamander.