Updating information from an earlier post, according to a press release from the National Zoo, because of declining health, a decision was made to euthanize the Asian Trail's Japanese Salamander in November of 2008. Somehow I missed this news and noticed it mentioned on caudata.org. The press release from the Zoo states that six other zoos around the country have Japanese Giant Salamanders on display. The following post at caudata.org provides a very detailed list of facilities around the world displaying Japanese and Chinese Giant salamanders.