California giant salamander facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids California giant salamander Dicamptodon ensatus

Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Dicamptodontidae
Genus:	Dicamptodon
Binomial name
*Dicamptodon ensatus*

The California giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus) is a species of salamanders. They are part of the family Dicamptodontidae. They live in California and western United States. They are related to the Idaho giant salamander, Pacific giant salamander and the Coastal giant salamander.

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Terrestrial adult in Pescadero Creek County Park, San Mateo county, CA

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