<i>Liua shihi</i> (Wushan Salamander)

[TJ]

I took some photos today at a herp shop of this rarely seen Chinese salamander...

Here's the relevant reference and pic from the book Herpetology of China (Zhao Er-Mi and K. Adler. 1993)

AmphibiaWeb distribution map:

http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/amphib_query?special=maps&genus=Liua&species=shihi

<font color="ff0000">(editing this post on March 17, 2007 to delete copyrighted photo from above book -- Tim)</font>

(Message edited by TJ on March 17, 2007)

 

[TJ]

(Message edited by tj on June 06, 2006)

 

[erik]

I took a few pictures today while doing water changes. I'm wondering if anyone else is keeping these? Sorry about the rather poor quality of the pics:

 

[ryan]

Wow they have a very abstract similarity to hellbenders and the asian giants.

 

[wouter]

Seeing the last photo I can now understand their similarities with Ranodon... There won't be many keeping these, maybe some people in Japan?

 

[kamil]

Hi Wouter,

here is another topic about that species: http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/985/65978.html?1150801500

I have found one animal offered in Germany last year and bought it - unfortunately it died a few weeks after my purchase. I think it was the fault of the dealer, which did not sell animals in good quality (what I didn't know - a visit of his shop a few weeks later made me sick!). I don't know if the animals got ill at the wholesaler in Hongkong or in the pet-shop of the importeur. An revision for this pet-shop: lousy and filthy - it is wasted money to buy there!

There is another keeper in China of that species - he is also on this board.

Best Greetings,

Kamil