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The northwestern salamander (Ambystoma gracile) is a species of mole salamander that inhabits the northwest Pacific coast of North America. These fairly large salamanders grow to 8.7 in (220 mm) in length. It is found from southeastern Alaska on May Island, through Washington and Oregon south to the mouth of the Gualala River, Sonoma County ...
Common name Scientific name Status Notes Distribution Northwestern salamander: Ambystoma gracile (Baird, 1859) LC [18] Southern Southeast Alaska: Long-toed salamander: Ambystoma macrodactylum Baird, 1850: LC [19] subspecies Ambystoma macrodactylum columbianum [20] Southern Southeast Alaska
The order name Urodela comes from the name Urodèles given by André Marie Constant Duméril in 1805, [2] it is derived from the Greek words οὐρά ourā́ "tail" and δῆλος dēlos "visible, conspicuous" because of their "persistent" tails. [97] Disagreement exists among different authorities as to the definition of the terms Caudata ...
Common name Scientific name Status Notes Distribution Blanchard's cricket frog: Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947: Secure [4] Statewide Western bird-voiced tree frog: Dryophytes avivoca avivoca (Viosca, 1928) Vulnerable [5] [n 2] Sometimes put in the genus Hyla: Along various waterways throughout southwestern and central Arkansas Cope's gray tree frog
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.
The northern slimy salamander is called "slimy" because it produces sticky slime from glands on its lower back and tail in order to defend itself from predators. [2] It is also sometimes referred to as the viscid salamander, grey-spotted salamander, slippery salamander, or sticky salamander, depending on which source is consulted.
The northwestern climbing salamander [3] (Bolitoglossa sima), also known as the northwestern mushroomtongue salamander, [2] is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and found in the northwestern lowlands of the country at elevations below 1,000 m (3,300 ft) asl .
The long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) is a mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae. [2] This species, typically 4.1–8.9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) long when mature, is characterized by its mottled black, brown, and yellow pigmentation, and its long outer fourth toe on the hind limbs.