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Northwestern salamander

Ambystoma gracilus

Photo by shebebusynow
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Terrestrial salamander with smooth brown skin, slight spotting, prominent rib cage.

Habitat:

Under a piece of wood, coastal temperate rain forest.

Notes:

It's not hard to imagine this being here since some prehistoric epoch.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
KarenSaxton
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8996047 He was trying to burrow into some loose hay. I"m pretty sure he damaged his skin(this is very fine, sharp edged hay) and I moved him to the woodpile, hoping he'd survive
shebebusynow
It's been too wet most days for me to be in the garden, so I haven't seen any lately. These are from a while ago. Interesting you're seeing them now. Mostly I see them when I dig or when I move wood.
KarenSaxton
I posted one last week. They must be up and moving
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2012

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