Northwestern Salamander

Ambystoma gracile

The Northwestern Salamander is a large, robust mole salamander with enlarged parotoid glands that secrete a milky toxin when threatened. Many populations are permanently neotenic, breeding as gilled larvae in mountain lakes.

Habitat

Moist coniferous forests near ponds and lakes in the Pacific Northwest

Diet

Earthworms, insects, and other invertebrates

How common

Common

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