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California Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon ensatus (Eschscholtz, 1833)

Current SSAR Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.

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First instance(s) of published English names:
Eschscholz's Lizard (Dicamptodon ensatus: Yarrow, Henry C. 1882. Check list of North American Reptilia and Batrachia with catalogue of specimens in U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (24):1-249); Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);

Taxon Links:

  
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
  
Amphibian Species of the World
  
NatureServe
  
iNaturalist
  
GenBank
  
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database

Pertinent LIterature:
1833 Rathke, Martin H. Zoologischer Atlas: Enthaltend Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer Thierarten, während des Flottcapitains V. Kotzebue zweiter Reise um die Welt, auf der russisch-kaiserlichen Kriegsschlupp Predpriaetië in den Jahren 1823-1826. beobachtet von Dr. Friedrich Eschscholtz, weiland Professor und Director des zoologischen Museums an der Universität zu Dorpat, Mitglied mehrerer gelehrten Gesellschaften, Russ. Kais. Hofrathe und Ritter des Ordens des heil. Wladimir.Funftes Heft. [Zoological Atlas: Containing illustrations and descriptions of new animal species, during the fleet captain V. Kotzebue's second trip around the world, on the Russian-Imperial warship Predpriaetië in the years 1823-1826. Observed by Dr. Friedrich Eschscholtz, former professor and director of the zoological museum at the University of Dorpat, member of several learned societies, Russian. Kais. Court Counselor and Knight of the Order of the Holy. Vladimir. Fifth Issue.] Bei G. Reimer, Berlin, Germany. 34; +5 platespp.
1925 Storer, Tracy I. A synopsis of the amphibia of California. University of California Publications in Zoology (27):1-342
1970 McLean, James H. On the authorship of Part 5 of Eschscholtz's' Zoologischer Atlas,' 1833. The Viliger 13(1):112

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