Species
Dicamptodon tenebrosus (Coastal giant salamander)
Dicamptodon tenebrosus. Photo: (c) Tony Iwane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The coastal giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) is a species of salamander in the Dicamptodontidae family (Pacific giant salamanders). It is endemic to the United States and Canada. There are three closely related species to this taxon: D. ensatus (California giant salamander), D. copei (Cope’s giant salamander), and D. aterrimus (Idaho giant salamander).
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Class: Amphibia (Amphibians)
- Order: Caudata (Salamanders)
- Family: Ambystomatidae (Mole salamanders)
- Genus: Dicamptodon (Pacific giant salamanders)
- Species: Dicamptodon tenebrosus (Coastal giant salamander)
- Genus: Dicamptodon (Pacific giant salamanders)
- Family: Ambystomatidae (Mole salamanders)
- Order: Caudata (Salamanders)
- Class: Amphibia (Amphibians)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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