Interview data obtained from company members in 66 company-model giant salamander farms, in 62 counties across 12 provinces in China (2013-2016). Data include: history of the farm, salamander stock composition and origin, and wild vs captive salamander stocking preferences.Project design was approved by the Zoological Society of London’s ethics committee (ref. WLE569), and by provincial-level Chinese government bodies in all provinces where fieldwork was conducted.