Idaho giant salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus) Idaho Panhandle National Forest. Photo by Andy Kraemer / Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution).
Official State Amphibian of Idaho
The Idaho giant salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus) was designated the official state amphibian of Idaho in 2015. All State Amphibians
The largest salamander that can be found in Idaho (maturing to a length of about thirteen inches), the Idaho giant salamander is seldom seen in the open; it keeps mostly to secret, moist places such as under logs.
