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title: "California Giant Salamander"
description: "Dicamptodon ensatus — Anfíbios. The California giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus) is a species of salamander in the family Ambystomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/california-giant-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# California Giant Salamander

> Dicamptodon ensatus — Anfíbios. The California giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus) is a species of salamander in the family Ambystomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Dicamptodon ensatus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 3775
- Wikidata: [Q2275323](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2275323)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26823](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26823)

## Names

- en: California Giant Salamander
- de: Pazifischer Riesen-Querzahnmolch
- es: Salamandra gigante de California
- fr: Dicamptodon de Californie
- nl: Californische reuzensalamander
- pl: Skrzeczek olbrzymi

## Countries with the most observations

US (3633)

## Summary

The California giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus) is a species of salamander in the family Ambystomatidae. D. ensatus is endemic to California, in the western United States. Terrestrial adults spend most of their time on land in close proximity to fresh water. In contrast, during breeding, in larval development, and neoteny they spend their time inside shallow fresh water. The species once additionally included individuals now belonging to the species D. aterrimus (Idaho giant salamander) and D. tenebrosus (coastal giant salamander), under the common name Pacific giant salamander, which now refers to the whole…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_giant_salamander

## Photo

![California Giant Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/california-giant-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allison Peters · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2936566

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/california-giant-salamander?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).