This observation lies outside the range iNat has for this species. This could mean iNat's range is wrong, the ID is wrong, a vagrant occurrence, or a range expansion!
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12" or more, on paved road with moderate country traffic. I prodded it with a stick so it would not get run over. It hissed and attacked the stick repeatedly! Fiesty and huge!
Where was it observed, in Mendocino County or was it by Loma Prieta? The record is confusing. If you observed the salamander in the Santa Cruz Mts, it will be Dicamptodon ensatus. If in Mendocino / Ft Bragg area, Dicamptodon tenebrosus.
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The map did not work on my smart phone, so location on map is wrong.
Where was it observed, in Mendocino County or was it by Loma Prieta? The record is confusing. If you observed the salamander in the Santa Cruz Mts, it will be Dicamptodon ensatus. If in Mendocino / Ft Bragg area, Dicamptodon tenebrosus.
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