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Van Dyke's Salamander - Plethodon vandykei
Van Denburgh, 1906
Alternate Name:
Formerly know as Plethodon vandykei vandykei - Washington Salamander
Related or Similar Northwest Salamanders:
Plethodon idahoensis - Coeur D'alene Salamander
Plethodon vehiculum - Western Red-backed Salamander
Plethodn dunni - Dunn's Salamander
Plethodon larselii - Larch Mountain Salamander
Plethodon elongatus - Del Norte Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum - Western Long-toed Salamander
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| Adult, Lewis County, Washington | ||
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| Adult, Lewis County, Washington | Yellow phase adult, Pacific County, Washington |
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| Yellow phase adult, Jefferson County, Washington | ||
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| Rosy phase adult, Pacific County, Washington | ||
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| Dark phase adult, Lewis County, Washington | ||
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| Dark phase juvenile, Lewis County, Washington | ||
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| Dark phase adult, Lewis County, Washington |
Juvenile, Lewis County, Washington | |
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| Dark phase juvenile, Lewis County, Washington | ||
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| Comparison of similar sympatric species: Dark phase Plethodon vandykei (bottom). Reddish phase Plethodon vehiculum - Western Red-backed Salamander (top). Both were found at the same locality in the Cascade Mountains, Lewis County, Washington. |
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| Habitat, 900 ft., Cascade Mountains, Lewis County, Washington | Habitat, 900 ft., Cascade Mountains, Lewis County, Washington | Habitat, Pacific County, Washington |
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| Habitat, 300 ft., Willapa Hills, Pacific County, Washington | ||
| Short Video | ||
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| A Van Dyke's Salamander is discovered under a rock below a waterfall. |
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