Pacific Northwest
Reptiles & Amphibians
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Long-toed Salamander - Ambystoma macrodactylum
Central Long-toed Salamander -
Ambystoma macrodactylum columbianum
Ferguson, 1961
Green = Range of A. m. columbianum
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Alternate Names:
Central Long-toed Salamander
More Information:
Washington Herp Atlas
AmphibiaWeb
NatureServe Explorer
Related or Similar Northwest Salamanders:
Western Long-toed Salamander
Northwestern Salamander
Tiger Salamander
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| Adult, Kittitas County, Washington | Adult, Deschutes County, Oregon © Marcus Rehrman |
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| Adult, Deschutes County, Oregon | ||
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| Adult, Kittitas County, Washington | Toe number 4 on each hind foot is elongated, which gives this species its common name. |
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| Long-toed Salamander Feeding | ||
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| Oregon adult eating an earthworm | ||
| Eggs and Young of Ambystoma macrodactylum | ||
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| Young larva, Yakima County, Washington |
Large older larva, Pierce County, Washington |
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| The following pictures are of two larvae in two aquatic phases, first with long gills, then with reduced gills, and then after transformation. |
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| Aquatic larva 1 | Aquatic larva 2 | |
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| Transforming aquatic larvae (note the reduced gills and tail.) | ||
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| Juvenile, just after transformation | Juvenile, 1 month after transformation | |
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| 6 months after transformation | ||
More Pictures of Long-toed Salamander Eggs, Larvae, and Young |
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| Cement cattle tank in Spring, full of larvae, 3,000 ft., Yakima County | Habitat, Kittitas County, Washington | |
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