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South China giant salamander, an Uncommon card
The South China giant salamander is a species of very large salamander in the family Cryptobranchidae.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 37
- Power
- 96
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 27,000
Power 96 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
South China giant salamander quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the South China giant salamander card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is extremely ______ and nearly extinct in the wild.
Answer
endangered. It is extremely endangered and nearly extinct in the wild. From the South China giant salamander article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Convolvulaceae. Convolvulaceae 62 · South China giant salamander 59 · Gelsemium 56 · Araku Valley 53 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Araku Valley. Araku Valley 50,000 · South China giant salamander 27,000 · Bahrain Island 21,000 · Avulsion 14,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The species is endemic to southern China, where it occurs mainly in the Pearl River basin south of the Nanling Mountains.
- It may be the largest species of salamander and the largest amphibian in the world.
- It is extremely endangered and nearly extinct in the wild.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The South China giant salamander article was read about 27,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 37: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
How to get South China giant salamander
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, South China giant salamander (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown (possibly Edward George Boulenger ), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.


