Abstract:By the methods of field investigation and laboratory analysis, the hab itat characteristics of Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) in Zhangjiaj ie Giant Saramander National Nature Reserve were studied from July to August in 2006〖KG-*2〗- 〖KG-*7〗2008. In the study area, the inhabited reaches of A. davidianus were ch aracterized by moderate altitude (373±97 m), relatively small river width (63 9±213 m) and depth (107±053 m), lithoid substrate with more gravels or r ocks, irregular river bed, stony river bank with more scrub vegetation and larger cov erage (>50%), steeper bank gradient (58°±17°), higher water flow rate (033±0 08 m·s-1), and weaker anthropogenic disturbances. There were many burro ws (4±2 ind·100 m-1) in the habitat, and the water flow rate in the bur rows were relatively low (022±010 m·s-1). The waters in the habitat were with high DO (723±085 mg·L-1), low COD (400±251 mg·L- 1), low TN (011±015 mg·L-1), moderate total hardness (13716±67 69 mg·L-1), and lesser coliform groups (3419±3407 ind·L-1) . Crabs were the most important food organisms affecting the A. davidianus population in the study area, followed by shrimps.