| Common Name: | Salamander, Northwestern | | Scientific Name: | Ambystoma gracile | | Area: | Shellburg Falls Trail - Santiam State Forest, Oregon | | Date: | December 23, 2005 | 
The lack of yellow-orange underside is a first clue that you're not looking at a Rough-skinned Newt. Just slightly larger than the Newt, this salamander spends most of his adult days buried under a log. | | Reference: | Plants and Animals of the Pacific Northwest by Kozloff / Western Reptiles and Amphibians by Stebbins |
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