Coastal Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) wildspecies.ca

May Be At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Amphibians

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Coastal Giant Salamander

Source: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

French common name:

Grande Salamandre du Nord

In French, species in the order Caudata are named "Salamandre" (feminine), except for family Salamandridae and except for genus Necturus.

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Pacific Giant Salamander	Grande Salamandre
2005	Coastal Giant Salamander	Grande Salamandre
2010	Coastal Giant Salamander	Grande Salamandre
2015	Coastal Giant Salamander
2020	Coastal Giant Salamander

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Amphibia

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Dicamptodon tenebrosus	Dicamptodontidae	Caudata
2005	Dicamptodon tenebrosus	Dicamptodontidae	Caudata
2010	Dicamptodon tenebrosus	Dicamptodontidae	Caudata
2015	Dicamptodon tenebrosus	Dicamptodontidae	Caudata
2020	Dicamptodon tenebrosus	Dicamptodontidae	Caudata

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Imperiled
2005	Critically Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2010	Critically Imperiled
2015	Imperiled	Reduced level of risk.	Procedural change.
2020	Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Imperiled - N2
2020	Imperiled - N2N3

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present