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	Salamander - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Salamander habitat is generally restricted to mostly the northern hemisphere, with the exception of a few species living in the northernmost part of South America.
		In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the salamander, along with the mythical phoenix, is a symbol of the firemen.
		In Battletech, the Salamander is a fearsome Clan anti-battlemech and anti-infantry battle armor that utilizes a flamethrower type weapon in conjunction with incendiary missiles.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Urodela (1046 words)

	Caudata
		Salamanders are distinguished from other amphibians (frogs and caecilians) most obviously by the presence of a tail in all larvae, juveniles and adults, and by having limbs set at right angles to the body with forelimbs and hindlimbs of approximately equal size (except in the family Sirenidae, which lacks hindlimbs).
		Salamanders are carnivorous in the larval, juvenile and adult stages of their life cycles; they prey mainly on small arthropods.
		Larson and Dimmick (1993) investigated salamander relationships based on an analysis of 209 phylogenetically informative characters (177 from aligned ribosomal RNA sequences [both large and small subunit], 20 from structures of the head and trunk, and 12 from anatomy of the cloaca).
	tolweb.org /tree?group=Caudata&contgroup=Living_Amphibians (2061 words)

	Station Information - Salamander
		Salamanders superficially resemble lizards, but are easily distinguished by their lack of scales.
		Species of salamanders are numerous and found in most moist or aqueous habitats in the northern hemisphere.
		Salamanders are generally restricted to the northern hemisphere, with the exception of a few species in the northernmost part of South America.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/salamander.html (251 words)

	The Pacific Giant Salamander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Pacific Giant Salamander is well-named, as it is the largest and heaviest salamander in Oregon and Washington, growing up to seven inches (170mm), snout to vent length.
		Pacific Giant Salamanders are preyed upon by a number of predators, including Garter snakes, River Otters, Shrews, and even weasels.
		Pacific Giant Salamanders are rumored to eat baby birds, and have been found as high as two meters up in trees.
	www.lowergroundreptiles.net /articles/Sept04PGSalamander.html (540 words)

	tailedfrog
		Although Pacific Giant Salamanders are commonly about 150-250 mm in length, they can reach sizes in excess of 300 mm (as their name implies).
		Pacific Giant Salamanders breed in the spring, with the male depositing many spermatophores on the stream bed.
		Pacific Giant Salamanders are inhabitants of closed canopy, mountain streams in Douglas-fir and Big-leaf Maple forests.
	srmwww.gov.bc.ca /risc/pubs/tebiodiv/frog/tailedfrog-03.htm (881 words)

	Giant Salamander -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Japanese Giant Salamander reaches 5 feet and feeds on fish and (Any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton) crustaceans.
		The giant salamander has been given a place in (Myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person) mythology.
		In 1812 the fossil was examined by (French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832)) Georges Cuvier who recognized it as being a Giant Salamander.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Gi/Giant_Salamander.htm (386 words)

	SALAMANDER FACTS AND INFORMATION
		Salamander is the common name applied to approximately 500 amphibian vertebrates with slender bodies, short legs, and long tails (order Caudata or Urodela).
		(Similarly, the salamander in heraldry is shown in flames, but is otherwise depicted as a generic lizard.) Early travelers to China were shown garments which, or so they were told, had been woven of wool from the salamander: the cloth was completely unharmed by fire.
		Later Paracelsus suggested that the salamander was the elemental of fire.
	www.palfacts.com /salamander (321 words)

	Virginia Salamanders
		Salamanders, the tailed amphibians, are among the most abundant vertebrates in many habitats in the Southeast.
		Many salamanders, such as the spotted salamander, exhibit biphasic life cycles (typical of amphibians in general) with metamorphosis separating the larval ("tadpole") and adult stages.
		The greatest concentration of salamanders in the Southeast are found in the Appalachian Mountains which is comsidered a worldwide hotspot of salamander diversity.
	nature-wildlife.com /vasalamander.htm (384 words)

	Stream-associated Amphibian Microhabitat Study
		As suggested by SSS in previous years, torrent salamanders were active day and night, while Pacific giant salamanders were primarily nocturnal, and tailed frog larvae were variable.
		Several of these were Cope's giant salamander, a species thought to rarely transform to a terrestrial form.
		Cope's giant salamander is genetically distinct from others of the genus, but researchers have not examined genetic variation within the species in detail.
	www.fs.fed.us /pnw/olympia/wet/2001/sams.html (2057 words)

	Reptiles and Amphibians » Salamanders » Salamander - Pacific Giant Main Page
		The characteristic background color of the Pacific Giant Salamander tends to be brassy brown, gray brown, or gray, with a marbled pattern in fl overlaid.
		Generally found in quiet areas that have not been exploited for timber, Pacific Giant Salamanders are located throughout the Pacific Northwest of North America, in coastal areas from Canada's British Columbia south to northern California in the United States.
		It may be preferable to have a filter in the tank of a Pacific Giant Salamander that creates a sort of current and keeps the water well aerated.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/reptiles/salamanders/sal5891.html (714 words)

	E-Fauna BC Amphibians
		Coastal Giant Salamanders and Tiger Salamanders have neotenous individuals, which retain gills and remain aquatic throughout their life after reaching sexual maturity.
		The Coeur d'Alene Salamander is a member of the Plethodontidae, a family of small, slender species that lay eggs on land in damp places, such as beneath or within rotting logs, which are then brooded by the female.
		It is suspected that Californian salamanders were introduced to Vancouver Island during the nineteenth century, included in shipments of tan oak bark, used in the tanning of leather.
	www.geog.ubc.ca /biodiversity/efauna/amphibians.html (4048 words)

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		The Japanese giant salamander is the second largest salamander in the world, growing in length to a massive 1.5 meters.
		As a group newts and salamanders are often found in areas often not thought of for cold blooded animals such as far north (as far as Alaska) and in cold mountain streams (like the giant salamanders of China and Japan).
		Pacific Giant Salamanders face a variety of predators who use the same stream-side habitat:weasels, mink, mergansers, river otters, water shrews, trout, and dolly varden.
	www.lycos.com /info/salamander--giant-salamander.html (438 words)

	GTR-168-Web
		Pacific giant salamander and rough-skinned newt are present in the South Fork; however, tailed frogs are absent.
		Salamanders were not sampled to depletion, but few were captured in the final electrofishing pass.
		Larval Pacific giant salamander collected during the logging period from the North Fork averaged 38.8 mm long (n = 6, 0.21 S.E.), while LPGS collected from the South Fork averaged 37.8 mm long (n = 6, 0.23 S.E.).
	www.fs.fed.us /psw/publications/documents/gtr-168/10-nakamoto.html (4764 words)

	NRDC: Wildlife Species and Their Habitat: The Adverse Impacts of Logging
		In the Pacific Northwest, fisher are associated with low-elevation late-successional Douglas-fir forests; this is partly attributed to the association of their preferred prey species -- snowshoe hares -- with this habitat.
		Salamander abundance and species richness was greatest in mature stands and lowest in very young stands.
		Clouded salamanders and ensatinas were closely associated with down wood, with preferences for different degrees of log decay.
	www.nrdc.org /land/forests/eotrsupp.asp (13365 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Slender salamanders are distributed along the Pacific Coast of North America, from Baja California, coastal and central mountain California, Oregon to extreme southern Washington.
		The larval salamanders may remain near the nest site for several months after hatching and appear ghostly white with a purplish cast for up to 3 years.
		In addition the skull and upper vertebrae are heavily armoured with additional layers of thick bone (which gives it the appearance of wearing a decorate crown hence the name emperor) which serves to deter predators.
	www.lycos.com /info/salamander--salamanders.html?page=2 (667 words)

	Pacific Giant Salamander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pacific Giant Salamanders inhabit cool, moist coniferous forests in the vicinity of cold, clear streams and mountain lakes.
		Pacific Giants are among the relatively few salamanders that are capable of producing vocalizations.
		The reproductive biology of the Pacific Giant Salamander is poorly known.
	www.odsa.com /golf/giant.htm (252 words)

	Cope's giant salamander
		This is a medium to large salamander (up to 20 cm total length) that lives in clear, cold mountain streams.
		Cope's giant salamander occurs in the Olympic Mountains of Washington, the Cascade Mountains and Willapa Hills of southern Washington, and extreme northwestern Oregon.
		It occurs with the Pacific giant salamander everywhere except on the Olympic Peninsula.
	www.washington.edu /burkemuseum/collections/herpetology/dcopei.htm (297 words)

	Marking Larval Salamanders
		For this reason, and due to the amount of forest harvest in the valley, this species is considered at risk in B.C. Larvae were marked as part of multi-year mark-recapture project aimed at understanding the demographics of this salamander and the potential impacts forest harvest may pose to its continued survival.
		In the winter of 1996 I monitored the regeneration of clipped toes of Nortwestern Salamander larvae (A. gracile), and D. tenenbrosus in the laboratory.
		Basically, toe clipping as a marking method for larval salamanders of this size was not a viable method for studies lasting longer than approximately 3 months.
	www.pwrc.usgs.gov /marking/mallory.html (714 words)

	Pacific Giant Salamanders -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Pacific Giant Salamanders (Dicamptodontidae) are a ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera) family of large (Any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed) salamanders.
		Specimens are up to 30 cm (12 in) long, and are found in the Western (The army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare) USA.
		Except their size they are similar with the (Brownish-fl burrowing salamander of southeastern United States) Mole Salamanders family (Ambystomatidae), in which they were originally included.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/P/Pa/Pacific_Giant_Salamanders.htm (145 words)

	Pacific Giant Salamanders Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Pacific Giant Salamanders (Dicamptodontidae) are a family of large salamanders.
		Specimens are up to 30 cm (12 in) long, and are found in the Western USA.
		Except their size they are similar with the Mole Salamanders family (Ambystomatidae), in which they were originally included.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/p/pa/pacific_giant_salamanders.html (72 words)

	Paul Myers Hinchey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		By reshaping the environment through human interaction, we are unnaturally defining the salamander's habitat with roads, canals, etc. These human blockades restrict movement causing many problems such as the loss of genetic variety and loss in salamander population.
		Other detrimental effects logging imposed on the salamanders was an increase in both the surface and soil temperatures of the surrounding stream-side habitat.
		In this primary research article, Welsh examines numerous variables that possibly provide a correlation with salamander abundance one of which was the condition of the salamander's macrohabitat.
	home.wlu.edu /~hincheyp/bio182 (1390 words)

	EPOW Ecology Picture of the Week -- Pacific Giant Salamander
		Pacific Giant Salamanders can reach 30 cm (about 12 inches) in either neotenic or metamorphosed forms.
		In the neotenic form, Pacific Giant Salamanders usually are a dull brown or gray.
		Pacific Giant Salamanders are one of 4 giant salamanders found in the coastal and inland region of the western U.S. This species is found from British Columbia Canada down through northwestern California.
	www.taos-telecommunity.org /epow/EPOW-Archive/archive_2004/EPOW-041101.htm (250 words)

	Virginia Salamanders
		Salamanders, the tailed amphibians, are among the most abundant vertebrates in many habitats in the Southeast.
		Many salamanders, such as the spotted salamander, exhibit biphasic life cycles (typical of amphibians in general) with metamorphosis separating the larval ("tadpole") and adult stages.
		The greatest concentration of salamanders in the Southeast are found in the Appalachian Mountains which is comsidered a worldwide hotspot of salamander diversity.
	www.nature-wildlife.com /vasalamander.htm (384 words)

	Caudate Families (Newts & Salamanders)
		Dicamptodons are collectively referred to as Pacific Giant Salamanders, a reflection of their large, robust physique, and western distribution.
		Fire salamanders are often regarded as typical salamanders, in that they are of average size (around 8 inches long) and proportion, colorful, toxic, and possess four normal limbs, and a tail.
		The true salamanders portray limited sexual dimorphism, usually in the form of swollen cloaca (in males), and laterally compressed tail on those that reproduce in the water.
	www.livingunderworld.org /caudata/families (4688 words)

	Quail Ridge Reserve - Reptiles and Amphibians Salamanders
		It is possible that a fourth species, the Pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus) may also be found on the Reserve.
		California slender salamander, Batrachoseps attenuatus (Plethodontidae Family) – This is another of the common salamanders of the Reserve.
		Several such trees in which arboreal salamanders have been repeatedly observed on rainy nights are along the driveway from the sign-in box to the station.
	nrs.ucdavis.edu /quail/Natural/Reptiles_salamanders.htm (561 words)

	Amphibians of Canada -- Browse Species (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		These salamanders may be active during the day and at night.
		This salamander is found in cold streams and at the margins of mountain lakes usually in deep forest during the breeding season.
		The larvae and terrestrial salamanders are poor dispersers and have low probability of recolonizing sites after local extinction.
	www.collections.gc.ca /amphibians/taxa/species/dicamptodon_tenebrosus.html (497 words)

	Pacific Giant Salamander
		The Pacific Giant is found in coastal areas from southwestern British Columbia (only in the Chilliwack area) south to Santa cruz, California.
		Experts think that the population of Pacific Giant Salamanders is in decline due to development and industry on their habitat.
		You can help scientists get a better idea of population and habits of the Pacific Giant by reporting the exact location, date, time, weather etc to it to The Conservation Data Center in BC or your State Department of Ecology.
	www.naturepark.com /pgsala.htm (780 words)

	A Web Guide to the Herpetofauna of Oregon's Desert Rivers
		In the cases of the two salamanders, both have been observed in the cool streams which feed into the Deschutes near Maupin, Oregon.
		These are the only salamanders in the region that can be found out in the open during daylight.
		The smooth skin of the Pacific Treefrog may be green, brown, reddish, bronze, or gray.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~titus/herp_old/shue.html (3111 words)

	Type 5 Streams and Small Wetlands Literature Review
		Dicamptodon tenebrosus (Pacific giant) salamanders were studied, to determine how logging practices affect their on-land movements.
		Salamanders were located and captured using spotlight surveys, pitfall traps, and intensive searches.
		Salamanders were then transported back to the lab, where they were anaesthetized for surgical implantation of radio transmitters.
	www.dnr.wa.gov /hcp/type5/authors/johnston_2002.html (399 words)

	Coastal (Pacific) Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
		Physical: The Coastal (Pacific) Giant Salamander is the largest terrestrial salamander found in the United States and Canada.
		The Coastal (Pacific) Giant Salamander has smooth skin like many amphibians and the intercostal ridges are not prominent.
		The larvae of the Coastal (Pacific) Giant Salamander are generally a dull brown or gray color as seen here, but mottling as in the adults is not uncommon.
	www.herpetologynorthwest.org /nwherps/salamanders/pacific-giant-salamander.html (188 words)

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