article_snippet: A park ranger in China China has caught an enormous Chinese salamander that is the world's largest living amphibian and is known as the 'Living Fossil' because the 'Living Fossil' has remained unchanged for 170million years.
article_snippet: The man, named only as Mr Xiao, was shocked to find an enormous Chinese salamander that is the world's largest living amphibian and later released an enormous Chinese salamander that is the world's largest living amphibian back into the wild, reported the People's Daily Online.
article_snippet: Although an enormous Chinese salamander that is the world's largest living amphibian is one of the world's oldest species – dating back more than 170 million years – there are few surviving populations of giant salamander left in the wild.
article_snippet: The salamander found by Mr Xiao measured 83cm in length and weighed in at 5.5kg .
article_snippet: The giant salamander, which measured 83cm in length and weighed 5.5kg, was found in Heyuan City in southern China's Guangdong Province.
article_snippet: Fine specimen: The salamander found by Mr Xiao is the world’s largest living amphibian and has been known to grow up to 1.8m long .
article_snippet: A young boy enjoys A young boy moment with the world’s largest living amphibian before the world’s largest living amphibian is returned to the wild.
article_snippet: In the past the world’s largest living amphibian could grow to more than 1.8 metres in length and over 50 kilograms in weight, but due to wild harvesting most salamanders today are much smaller.
highlights_snippet: The ancient amphibian measured 83cm in length and weighed 5.5kg .
  