Are you allowed to keep Chinese and/or Japanese Giant Salamanders (Cryptobranchidae) in the USA or Canada?
Giant Salamanders?
- Thread starter laurieisen
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I'm pretty sure both species are protected and I've never heard of either species being available to the public.
How cool would that be though right? Those are awesome.
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I've seen ads for "Dwarf Giant Salamanders" lately. They seem to be a number of different common salamanders. I've never heard of anyone keeping this other than some very old specimens in China.
You used to be able to get hellbenders which are pretty darn cool though not as big. I think the laws have changed though as I have not seen any available in years.
I saw a couple ads on HERE (if i remember correctly maybe another forum) where people were selling them in either singapore or somewhere like that,
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Are you sure you didn't see Pacific Giant Salamanders Dicamptodon ensatus for sale?
http://www.heathwood.org/simpson/quicklinks/animalsoftherainforest/giantsalamander.htm
They are a totally protected species. They are considered a "monument" species. Meaning, the salamanders themselves and their habitat are protected. They are rare, their numbers are declining due to habitat loss as well as disease brought on by agricultural chemicals.