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


Adult, Kittitas County, Washington		Toe number 4 on each hind foot is elongated, giving this species its name.

Adult, Deschutes County, Oregon

	Adult, Deschutes County, Oregon © Marcus Rehrman

Long-toed Salamander Feeding

	Oregon adult eating an earthworm

Eggs and Young of Ambystoma macrodactylum

Young larva, Yakima County, Washington	Large older larva, Pierce County, Washington

The following pictures are of two larvae in two aquatic phases, first with long gills, then with reduced gills, and then after transformation.

Aquatic larva 1	Aquatic larva 2

Transforming aquatic larvae (note the reduced gills and tail.)

Juvenile, just after transformation		Juvenile, 1 month after transformation

6 months after transformation
More Pictures of Long-toed Salamander Eggs, Larvae, and Young

Habitat

Cement cattle tank in Spring, full of larvae, 3,000 ft., Yakima County		Habitat, Kittitas County, Washington