California giant salamander: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the California giant salamander lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dicamptodon ensatus
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Ambystomatidae

Where does the California giant salamander live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the California giant salamander in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the California giant salamander endangered?

The California giant salamander’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the California giant salamander?

The California giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Ambystomatidae, genus Dicamptodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the California giant salamander

The California giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus) 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 (Idaho giant salamander) and D. tenebrosus (coastal giant salamander), under the common name Pacific giant salamander, which now refers to the whole genus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article California giant salamander (revision 1354934636), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2275323 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).