pachytriton brevipes sauvage
Alias water monk, pike, legs fish, salamander fat spots, Salamandridae, is the only species of salamander.
Country located in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan. Foreign distribution in northern Vietnam.
Length of 155-190 mm. Slightly flattened head, rounded snout and kissed edge is not significant. Vomer teeth "^" shape. Tongue large and connected to the floor of the mouth. Trunk stout; limbs short; tail length and head-body length a few the same. Caudal base flat and thick. Skin smooth, clear and neck folds. On the back and side of the body brown, orange or orange-red belly. Whole body with dark brown round spots, usually there are spots on the back 10-15 footer row, ventral circular spot less.
Inhabit the hills at an elevation of 800-1700 meters of streams crevice. May and June to lay eggs, egg white, egg solitary or connected to, usually 30 to 50, attached to the piles of stones, the egg capsule diameter of 7.5 mm. Late embryos outside the gills, balanced branches, and forelimb bud. Length of 70 mm when the larvae have completed metamorphosis. Prey Ephemeroptera, Diptera, Coleoptera and other insects. Earthworms, weevils, shrimp, small crabs, snails, etc. for food.
Origin of the people who catch fish to eat. Bright color and easy feeding, can be used for viewing animals. In the past had bulk export.
After dried into powder to the viscera to swallow wine or water, to treat dysentery. |
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