Is the salamander a nationally protected animal? Understanding the relevant regulations in one article

The salamander is an amphibian with four legs, resembling a lizard or gecko, generally living in hilly marshland puddles, ponds, or rice paddies and their vicinity. So, is the salamander a nationally protected animal?

1. Is the salamander a nationally protected animal?

The salamander is a nationally protected animal. There are many species, and the level of protection differs depending on the species. Among them, the Guizhou warty newt, the Daliang warty newt, the Tylototriton asperrimus, the Zhenhai warty newt, and the Tylototriton kweichowensis are Class II nationally protected animals, while the Chenggong salamander, the blue-tailed salamander, the Oriental fire-bellied newt, the Chaoshan salamander, the Dianchi salamander, the Ryukyu spiny newt, the black-spotted thick newt, the spotless thick newt, the tail-spotted knobby newt, the Chinese knobby newt, the Fuzhong knobby newt, the Guangxi knobby newt, the Hong Kong knobby newt, and the brown-black warty newt are Class III nationally protected animals.

2. What kinds of salamanders are there?

The salamander family is divided into the genera Echinotriton, Paramesotriton, Tylototriton, Pachytriton, Cynops, and Hypselotriton.

1. Genus Echinotriton: 3 species are known in our country, namely the Ryukyu spiny newt, the Zhenhai spiny newt, and the Tylototriton asperrimus.

2. Genus Paramesotriton: 4 species are known in our country, namely the Chinese knobby newt, the Hong Kong knobby newt, the tail-spotted knobby newt, and the Guangxi knobby newt.

3. Genus Tylototriton: 6 species (subspecies) are known in our country, namely the Hainan warty newt, the Tylototriton asperrimus (nominate subspecies, Wenxian subspecies), the Daliang warty newt, the Guizhou warty newt, and the red knobby warty newt.

4. Genus Pachytriton: only one species.

5. Genus Cynops: 6 species (subspecies) are known in our country, namely the Oriental fire-bellied newt, the Chaoshan salamander, the blue-tailed salamander (nominate subspecies, Chuxiong subspecies), the Chenggong salamander, and the alpine spiny newt (newly discovered).

6. Genus Hypselotriton: only one species.

3. Protection levels of salamanders

1. Class II nationally protected animals: including the Guizhou warty newt, the Daliang warty newt, the Tylototriton asperrimus, the Zhenhai warty newt, and the Tylototriton kweichowensis.

2. Class III nationally protected animals: including the Chenggong salamander, the blue-tailed salamander, the Oriental fire-bellied newt, the Chaoshan salamander, the Dianchi salamander, the Ryukyu spiny newt, the black-spotted thick newt, the spotless thick newt, the tail-spotted knobby newt, the Chinese knobby newt, the Fuzhong knobby newt, the Guangxi knobby newt, the Hong Kong knobby newt, and the brown-black warty newt.