Pacific giant salamander
A Pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon) is a member of the family and genus of large salamanders.
| Pacific giant salamanders Temporal range: Paleocene to recent,
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| Dicamptodon tenebrosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Dicamptodon |
The salamanders may grow up to 30 cm (12 in) long, and are found in the Pacific Northwest of North America. Apart from their large size, they are like the mole salamander family (Ambystomatidae).[1]
Most salamanders are silent but the Pacific giant salamander can make noise. The adults can live on land or in water.
The genus has four species: Cope's giant salamander (D. copei), the Idaho giant salamander (D. aterrimus), the coastal giant salamander (D. tenebrosus), and the California giant salamander (D. ensatus).[2]
Pacific Giant Salamander Media
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
A Pacific giant salamander and its fluorescent urine imaged with blue excitation light
Dicamptodon copei larva, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
Dicamptodon ensatus — California Giant Salamander. * * At Purisima Creek Open Space Preserve, S.F. Bay Area, California.
References
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. et al 2006. The amphibian tree of life. Bulletin of the AMNH #297 [1] Archived 2016-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ David A. Goode (1989). "Hybridization and cryptic species in Dicamptodon (Caudata: dicamptodontidae)". Evolution. 43 (4): 728–744. doi:10.2307/2409302. JSTOR 2409302. PMID 28564189.
Other websites
Data related to Dicamptodon at Wikispecies
Media related to Dicamptodon at Wikimedia Commons- Tree of Life: Dicamptodontidae Archived 2019-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Dicamptodon at CalPhotos