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title: "Pacific Giant Salamander"
description: "Dicamptodon tenebrosus — Anfíbios. The coastal giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) is a species of salamander in the genus Dicamptodon (Pacific giant salamanders)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pacific-giant-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pacific Giant Salamander

> Dicamptodon tenebrosus — Anfíbios. The coastal giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) is a species of salamander in the genus Dicamptodon (Pacific giant salamanders).

- Scientific name: *Dicamptodon tenebrosus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 6386
- Wikidata: [Q2277209](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2277209)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26822](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26822)

## Names

- en: Pacific Giant Salamander
- de: Pazifischer Riesensalamander
- es: Salamandra gigante del Pacífico
- fr: Dicamptodon du Pacifique
- nl: Coastal giant salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (6104), CA (102)

## Summary

The coastal giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) is a species of salamander in the genus Dicamptodon (Pacific giant salamanders).  It is endemic to the Pacific Northwest of North America. There are three closely related species to this taxon: D. ensatus (California giant salamander), D. copei (Cope's giant salamander), and D. aterrimus (Idaho giant salamander).

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Ellen Watrous · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10674035

## Machine access

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