What is Pacific giant salamander?
{{Automatic taxobox |name=Pacific giant salamanders |fossil_range=[[Paleocene]] to recent, {{fossil range|58.7|0}} |image=Dicamptodon tenebrosus 2.JPG |image_caption=''[[Dicamptodon tenebrosus]]'' |taxon=Dicamptodon |authority=Strauch, 1870 }} [[File:Coastal_Giant_Salamander,_Dicamptodon_tenebrosus.jpg|right|thumb|''Dicamptodon tenebrosus'']] A '''Pacific giant salamander''' (''Dicamptodon'') is a member of the [[Family (biology)|family]] and [[genus]] of large [[Salamander|salamanders]]. The salamanders may grow up to {{Convert|30|cm|in|abbr=on}} long, and are found in the [[Pacific Northwest]] of [[North America]]. Apart from their large size, they are like the [[Ambystoma|mole salamander]] family (Ambystomatidae).<ref>Frost, Darrel R. ''et al'' 2006. The amphibian tree of life. ''Bulletin of the AMNH'' #297 [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5781/1/B297.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811035728/http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/5781/B297.pdf);jsessionid=06961C6EF12FBF89435CAE07373E8CF6?sequence=1 |date=2016-08-11 }}</ref> Most salamanders are silent but the Pacific giant salamander can make noise. The adults can live on land or in water. The genus has four species: [[Cope's giant salamander]] (''D. copei''), the Idaho giant salamander (''D. aterrimus''), the [[coastal giant salamander]] (''D. tenebrosus''), and the [[California giant salamander]] (''D. ensatus'').<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Hybridization and cryptic species in ''Dicamptodon'' (Caudata: dicamptodontidae)|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_evolution_1989-07_43_4/page/728|author=David A. Goode| journal=Evolution |date=1989|pages=728–744| jstor=2409302| volume=43|issue=4| doi=10.2307/2409302|pmid=28564189}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * {{Wikispecies-inline|Dicamptodon}} * {{Commons category-inline|Dicamptodon}} * [http://tolweb.org/Dicamptodontidae/15447 Tree of Life: Dicamptodontidae] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507112151/http://t