Idaho Giant Salamander

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Idaho Giant Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Dicamptodontidae
Genus: Dicamptodon
Species: D. aterrimus
Binomial name
Dicamptodon aterrimus
(Cope, 1867 [1868])

The Idaho Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus) is a species of salamander in the Dicamptodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Idaho Giant Salamander also lives in Idaho.