Pacific giant salamanders (Dicamptodontidae) are a family of large salamanders. The family includes only a single genus, Dicamptodon. The genus was formerly thought to contain two species, Cope`s giant salamander (D. copei) on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, and the Pacific giant salamander (D. ensatus) which consisted of three geographic popu....
[n] - large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
Dicamptodon ensatus noun large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America