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Northwestern Salamander

Ambystoma gracile

8,606 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 288, February 258, March 814, April 612, May 480, June 367, July 299, August 288, September 295, October 266, November 233, December 267.
United States6,491
Washington4,072
Canada1,656
British Columbia1,513
Oregon1,291
California974
Alaska246
Alberta7
Wyoming2
Nevada1

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderSalamanders · Caudata
FamilyMole Salamanders · Ambystomatidae
GenusMole Salamanders · Ambystoma

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