California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)

Created: April 5th, 2020 - 11:18 PM
Last Modified: April 5th, 2020 - 11:18 PM Entered by: Laura Chariton
Record 333460

Country: United States		State: California	County: Marin County	Time: 2020-04-05 19:33:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Riparian area overgrown with cape ivy of tiny intermittent stream on bank edge between rocks and soil
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 55.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy		Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous	Elevation: 830.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Mature Adult, likely at least estimate of 12" possibly larger. Located on edge of thick ivy where it soon disappeared. Creek where it was on the bank edge had low flows... from waning storm earlier in the day. Everything was wet., the ground, detritus, ivy.... etc.

It was likely disturbed because cape ivy (an invasive plant) was being removed.