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Long-toed Salamander

Ambystoma macrodactylum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 194, February 320, March 421, April 257, May 323, June 247, July 201, August 194, September 198, October 179, November 157, December 180.
United States8,507
Washington2,865
Canada2,484
British Columbia1,264
California1,237
Oregon1,081
Alberta647
Alaska455
Idaho435
Nevada163

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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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