The Pacific giant salamander is among the largest terrestrial salamanders in North America, found in cool, moist forests of the Pacific Northwest. Classifications differ on its family, placing it either in its own family, Dicamptodontidae, or within Ambystomatidae. Some larvae never fully transform and instead grow into large, gilled, aquatic adults, and the species is one of the few salamanders known to produce an audible vocalization when disturbed.
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Child Taxon Of
Amphibia, Taxa Source Wikidata: Pacific Giant Salamander
In Biome
Lake, Biomes Source Wikipedia: Pacific giant salamander
River, Biomes Source Wikipedia: Pacific giant salamander
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1. Wikipedia: Pacific giant salamander
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_giant_salamander
article describes genus Dicamptodon in present tense, no indication of extinction (is-extant)
In Biome: Lake, article text (habitat biome), EntityId 317271, target B287453
Aquatic salamander abundance has been shown to increase with increasing rock coverage, and decrease with increasing water velocity, and tend to prefer cold mountain streams and lakes.
In Biome: River, article text (habitat biome), EntityId 317271, target B287452
Aquatic salamander abundance has been shown to increase with increasing rock coverage, and decrease with increasing water velocity, and tend to prefer cold mountain streams and lakes.
View the Source Wikidata: Pacific Giant Salamander
- Wikidata Q905053, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Amphibia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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