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Ambystoma gracile
Northwestern Salamander
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Photographer: William Flaxington
ID: 0000 0000 0901 0461 (2001-09-19)Copyright © 2006 William Flaxington
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date of photo Feb 26, 2001
latitude 39.27506 longitude -123.75376 max error distance 3983 meters
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horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984 georeferencing source GeoLocatelocation
Van Damne State Park (Mendocino County, California, US)family
Ambystomatidae
order
Caudata
class Amphibia
habitat Redwood Forestnotes Adult with parotoid glands located behind eyes. Above dark brown; below gray. Believed to be male with bulbous vent, and tail exceeding its body length. It measured SVL 95 mm (3¾ in.), TL 203 mm (8 in.). In morning this salamander was found in campground restroom. Night before finding this salamander the illuminated restroom was invested for animals but only mosquitoes and banana slug were detected. Salamander likely entered later that night via an open, ground level, wall vent. Back of building borders steep, moist, fern and pine-covered slope. Assumed butting pose when handled.photo category: Animal - Amphibian
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Northwestern Salamander (AW )
Northwestern Salamander (photographer)
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