Pacific giant salamander
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The Pacific giant salamanders are members of the genus Dicamptodon. They are large salamanders endemic to the Pacific Northwest in North America.[1][2][3] They are included in the family Ambystomatidae,[1][4][5] or alternatively, in their own monogeneric family Dicamptodontidae.[2][3]
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Pacific giant salamanders | |
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Dicamptodon tenebrosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Ambystomatidae |
Genus: | Dicamptodon Strauch, 1870 |
Synonyms[1] | |
Chondrotus Cope, 1887 |
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