The Samwel Shasta salamander (Hydromantes samweli) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Shasta County in California.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Samwel Shasta 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
- Hydromantes platycephalus
- Speleomantes strinatii
- Aneides ferreus
- Speleomantes ambrosii
- Aneides hardii
- Aneides vagrans
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Hydromantes
- Species
- Hydromantes samweli
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