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Ambystoma gracile - Northwestern Salamander

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Related or Similar Northwest Salamanders:

Western Long-toed Salamander
Coastal Giant Salamander
Cope's Giant Salamander
Oregon Ensatina


Adult, King County, Washington	Adult, Snohomish County, Washington	Adult, King County, Washington

Neotenic adult, with reduced gills, discovered on land at the edge of a lake, 5,700 ft., Pierce County, Washington. This salamander is transforming from living in the water, to living on land.

Large old aquatic neotenic adult in high-altitude lake, 5,700 ft., Pierce County, Washington		Aquatic larva, King County, Washington. More pictures of larvae here.

Egg mass. More pictures of eggs, larvae, and breeding habitat here.	Mountain lake habitat, 5,700 ft., Pierce County, Washington	Breeding Pond, King County, Washington

Habitat, King County, Washington	Breeding pond, Pacific County, Washington	Breeding pond, Pacific County, Washington.

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