Its name is neither fish nor snake, but it is called Xinjiang Beishu. It is the most primitive amphibian species 300 million to 400 million years ago. Currently, the only surviving amphibian in Xinjiang is an extremely precious "living fossil".
It looks like Four-legged snake , so it is also called 4-legged water snake. It has a body length of only 6 cm and weighs 16 grams. It has a slim body, round and slender head, smooth and soft skin, and has limbs.
It is commonly known as giant salamander . It belongs to the general classification of fish, but its organs are better than ordinary fish. It lives in water most of the time and can breathe on land.
Xinjiang northern salamander only lives in the territory of Wenquan County, Xinjiang, and lives in shallow waters of alpine spring streams and lakes at an altitude of 3,000 meters. It mainly feeds on insects, worms, eggs and aquatic plants in the water.
Xinjiang Beisalis is very small in size and slow in movement and cannot capture large foods. Due to poor self-defense ability, he hid in the cracks of the rocks during the day and only came out to play at night.
In recent years, due to the harsh ecological environment, lack of food, and the unscrupulous hunting of humans, the number of northern salamanders in Xinjiang has dropped sharply, with a total of less than 1,000 tails, and is on the verge of extinction.
Xinjiang Beisalis is a living fossil and has been listed as National first-class protected animal . You must not be hunted or eaten, otherwise you will face jail!
