Cope's giant salamander (Dicamptodon copei) is a species of salamander in the family Dicamptodontidae, the Pacific giant salamanders. It is native to Washington and Oregon in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cope's Giant Salamander being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dicamptodon aterrimus
- Dicamptodon tenebrosus
- Pachyhynobius shangchengensis
- Dicamptodon ensatus
- Desmognathus marmoratus
- Rhyacotriton olympicus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Ambystomatidae
- Genus
- Dicamptodon
- Species
- Dicamptodon copei
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