California Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon ensatus
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Amphibians
The California giant salamander is a species of salamander in the family Ambystomatidae. D. ensatus is endemic to California, in the western United States. Terrestrial adults spend most of their time on land in close proximity to fresh water. In contrast, during breeding, in larval development, and neoteny they spend their time inside shallow fresh water. The species once additionally included individuals now belonging to the species D. aterrimus and D. tenebrosus, under the common name Pacific giant salamander, which now refers to the whole genus.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Ambystomatidae
- Genus
- Dicamptodon