Least ConcernPuma
Puma concolor
One of the 14 salamanders on WAnimals
Amphibians · Caudata · Dicamptodontidae
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The coastal giant salamander is one of the largest amphibians in North America and one of the very few salamanders in the world able to vocalise: it gives audible barks and shrieks when disturbed. Many populations are neotenic: the adults keep their gills and never leave the water.
Size
17 cm – 34 cm
Life expectancy
25 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (en): Coastal giant salamander
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Coastal Giant Salamander — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about coastal giant salamander.
