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title: "Northwestern Salamander"
description: "Ambystoma gracile — Anfíbios. The northwestern salamander (Ambystoma gracile) is a species of mole salamander that inhabits the northwest Pacific coast of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/northwestern-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northwestern Salamander

> Ambystoma gracile — Anfíbios. The northwestern salamander (Ambystoma gracile) is a species of mole salamander that inhabits the northwest Pacific coast of North America.

- Scientific name: *Ambystoma gracile*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 8483
- Wikidata: [Q1945272](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1945272)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26747](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26747)

## Names

- en: Northwestern Salamander
- de: Nordwestlicher Querzahnmolch
- es: Salamandra del noroeste
- fr: Ambystome brun

## Countries with the most observations

US (6088), CA (1362)

## Summary

The northwestern salamander (Ambystoma gracile) is a species of mole salamander that inhabits the northwest Pacific coast of North America. These fairly large salamanders grow to 8.7 in (220 mm) in length. It is found from southeastern Alaska on May Island, through Washington and Oregon south to the mouth of the Gualala River, Sonoma County, California. It occurs from sea level to the timberline, but not east of the Cascade Divide. Its range includes Vancouver Island in British Columbia and The San Juan Islands, Cypress, Whidbey, Bainbridge, and Vashon Islands in Washington.

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

## Photo

![Northwestern Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northwestern-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kathryn Arnold · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/271532372

## Machine access

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