User:Ragrinnell/Pacific Giant Salamander

Habitat
Pacific Giant Salamanders are semi-aquatic animals that occupy both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. They are commonly found in various lotic environments in altitudes ranging from 0 to 7000 feet above sea level in the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. Aquatic salamander abundance has been shown to increase with increasing rock coverage, and decrease with increasing water velocity, and tend to prefer cold mountain streams and lakes. Pacific Giant Salamanders also utilize terrestrial refuge sites such as decaying wood, underground burrows, or under rocks.