Dicamptodon
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| GIANT SALAMANDERS: Family - Dicamptodontidae Genus - Dicamptodon |
| GIANT SALAMANDERS: Family - Dicamptodontidae Genus - Dicamptodon |
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.
| Pacific Giant Salamander Dicamptodon tenebrosus |
| Adult - Oregon Caves National Monument July 8, 2006 |
| Neotenic - So. Fk. Salmon River July 23, 2006 |
| Adult - Ladybird Johnson Grove near Orick, CA May 26, 2007 |
| Larval - Salt Creek near Stuart Fork Creek [Trinity Alps] July 8, 2007 |
| Dicamptodon in Captivity SOMEWHAT ADAPTABLE / HIGH MAINTENANCE NOT RECOMMENDED |
| Adult - off Green Road in Kneeland, CA [Humboldt County] September 18, 2007 (photo by Petra Hardy) |
| Larvae - East Fork Willow Creek [Humboldt County] May 10, 2008 |
| Adult - Ah Pah Trail Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park [Humboldt County] July 24, 2008 |
| Deceased adult at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park (possible victim of skunk or owl) Spring 2008 (photo by Brad Fisher) |
| Adult feeding on banana slug Redwood National and State Parks (east of Orick) [Humboldt County] August 2008 (photo by Michael Insalaco) |
Adult - Hiouchi Flat near Jedediah Smith
Redwood State Park [Del Norte Co.]
January 8, 2009
Redwood State Park [Del Norte Co.]
January 8, 2009
Young adult
feeding on
nightcrawler
(Nov. 6, 2008)
WC from
Sequioa Park
Eureka, CA
feeding on
nightcrawler
(Nov. 6, 2008)
WC from
Sequioa Park
Eureka, CA
| Neotenic adult [above] (origin unkown) and terrestrial adult [right] (WC from McKinleyville, CA) displayed at the HSU Natural History Museum in Arcata, CA - March 7, 2009 |
| For more information on the Pacific Giant, please visit Californiaherps.com Click: Dicamptodon |
young Adult - Wilson Creek Leasebacks
Redwood National and State Parks
[Del Norte Co.] March, 2009
Redwood National and State Parks
[Del Norte Co.] March, 2009
larva - Lower Elk Camp Prairie, Bald Hills, RNSP (Humboldt County)
July 14, 2009
July 14, 2009
| larva - Hampson Property, RNSP ([Del Norte Co.) July 23, 2009 |