Pacific Northwest
Reptiles & Amphibians

Plethodon larselli - Larch Mountain Salamander

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	Adult, Multnomah County, Oregon

Juvenile, Hood River County, Oregon	Adult, Hood River County, Oregon	Adult, Hood River County, Oregon

Adult, Hood River County, Oregon	Adult, Hood River County, Oregon	Adult, Hood River County, Oregon

Adult, Multnomah County, Oregon, coiled in defense.	Adult, Multnomah County, Oregon, underside	Adult, Hood River County, Oregon

Adult, Hood River County, Oregon	Adult, Hood River County, Oregon	Adult, Hood River County, Oregon

Adult, Lewis County, Washington	Juvenile, Lewis County, Washington	Adult, Hood River County, Oregon

Two differntly-colored adults under the same rock, Hood River County, Oregon	Small toe on hind foot.
Habitat

Habitat, Hood River County, Oregon	Habitat, Hood River County, Oregon	Habitat, Hood River County, Oregon

Distant view of habitat, Columbia Gorge, Hood River County, Oregon	Hatitat, Lewis County, Washington	Habitat, Hood River County, Oregon
Short Video

A salamander sitting on a rock becomes alarmed and runs while quickly writhing its body back and forth until it rolls itself into a ball and rolls down off the rock where it bounces off another rock and springs and rolls again until it lands safely. This amazing escape behavior, developed as a defense for survival on steep rocky slopes, is shown in real time, then slowed down for a better look.

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