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Pacific Giant Salamanders

Pacific Giant Salamanders
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:Animalia
:Chordata
:Lissamphibia
:Caudata
: Dicamptodontidae
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Dicamptodon

The Pacific Giant Salamanders (Dicamptodontidae) are a family of large salamanders.

The family includes only a single genus, Dicamptodon. Specimens are up to 30 cm (12 in) long, and are found in the Western USA. Except their size they are similar with the Mole Salamanders family (Ambystomatidae), in which they were originally included.

  • Genus Dicamptodon
    • Idaho Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus)
    • Cope's Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon copei)
    • California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)
    • Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
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