| Common Name: | Salamander, Pacific Giant | | Scientific Name: | Dicamptodon ensatus | | Area: | Santiam Wagon Road - Sweet Home Ranger District, Willamette National Forest | | Date: | November 8, 2002 | 
This photo shows off the pudgy characteristic of this species, the largest terrestrial salamander in North America, which can be around 12 inches in length. | | Reference: | Plants and Animals of the Pacific Northwest by Kozloff / Cascade-Olympic Natural History by Mathews | | Link: | Trip Journal Entry |
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