Ambystoma
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Complete
SIGHTINGS pictures for this genus are listed below. This is to assist in visual
comparisons, as texts for this page are still yet unwritten.
comparisons, as texts for this page are still yet unwritten.
| Northwestern Salamander Ambystoma gracile |
| Northwestern habitat - near mouth of Redwood Creek (north side) near Orick, CA (Humboldt County) November 27, 2007 |
| Adult (A) |
| hind foot |
| Ambystoma in Captivity SOMEWHAT ADAPTABLE / HIGH MAINTENANCE NOT RECOMMENDED |
| MOLE SALAMANDERS: Family - Ambystomatidae Genus - Ambystoma |
| fore foot |
| Adult (B) |
These two Northwestern Salamanders were discovered under fallen wood near the mouth
of Redwood Creek (on the north side) on a chilly afternoon in late November 2007.
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of Redwood Creek (on the north side) on a chilly afternoon in late November 2007.
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This beauty was found by Alan Francis in cool clear seepage near the mouth of Fern
Canyon in Prairie Creek Redwood State Park (No. Humboldt County) April 26, 2008
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Canyon in Prairie Creek Redwood State Park (No. Humboldt County) April 26, 2008
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"NEW" SIGHTINGS FROM 2007 by BRADFORD NORMAN
Ambystoma gracile (paedomorph -deceased)
Crescent City ditch (Del Norte County)
February 2, 2007
photos by Bradford Norman
Crescent City ditch (Del Norte County)
February 2, 2007
photos by Bradford Norman
This young Northwestern was found under a log
beneath a tree in a meadow (on a warm spring day!)
in Fieldbrook, CA (Humboldt County June 19, 2008
beneath a tree in a meadow (on a warm spring day!)
in Fieldbrook, CA (Humboldt County June 19, 2008
| WC larval A. gracile - Hunter Creek [Del Norte Co.] Summer 2008 |
| Ambystoma gracile from the Mouth of the Mad River near Hammond Trail December 30, 2008 |
| Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) (unknown origin) displayed at HSU Natural History Museum March 7, 2009 |
| For more information onthe Northwestern Salamander, please visit Californiaherps.com Click: Ambystoma gracile |
| Adult - Flint Ridge Trail - Redwood National and State Parks [Humboldt County] March 2009 (Photo by Erica Leifson) |
| WC larval A. gracile (continued development) Hunter Creek [Del Norte Co.] April 12, 2009 |
| P = pics on file |
Additional sightings - Most all have pics on file.
2010-01-10 2 adults - White Widow Creek area (Humboldt Co.) 1 P NO GPS
2010-05-14 1 sub-adult - Skunk Cabbage Trail, RNSP (Humboldt Co.) 1 P NO GPS
Skunk Cabbage photo courtesy of Tricia Saenger
2010-01-10 2 adults - White Widow Creek area (Humboldt Co.) 1 P NO GPS
2010-05-14 1 sub-adult - Skunk Cabbage Trail, RNSP (Humboldt Co.) 1 P NO GPS
Skunk Cabbage photo courtesy of Tricia Saenger
