The Guanwu Small Salamander lives in mountainous areas at an altitude of 1200-2100m, where the vegetation is a mixed forest of mangroves and conifers. Adult salamanders live under dark and damp stones or rotten leaves. Their population is rare and difficult to find. The breeding season is mainly in late winter and early spring. They lay 4 to 15 eggs in flowing waters and have egg-guarding behavior. The adults leave after the larvae hatch from the egg sac.
Endemic to China. The population of this salamander seen in its habitat is very small.
Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".
