Dicamptodon copei, n. sp., from The Pacific Northwest, U.S.A.
(Amphibia: Caudata: Ambystomatidae)
Rowaup A, Nusspaun
Dicamptodon copei
described from western Washington State and
northwestern Oregon. It is characterized by sexual maturity in the larval
sage at small size, short limbs, small head, reduced tail fin, reduced
number of maxillary + premaxillary cecth, reduced number of vomerine
teeth, and reduced sens
y to thyroid treatment; as compared to larvae
of Dicamptodon ensatus, It is suggested that D. coped is a relatively recent
derivative of a D. ensatuclike ancestor.
TUDIES of geographic variation in Di
camptodon ensatus have shown that
some populations are dimorphic
tion of the metamorphic processes and re-
productive biology af each morph has led
ime to conclude that twe species are involved.
One is the well established D. ensatus
(Eschschaltz); the other is an unnamed
species described below,
Examina-
Dicamptodon copei h. sp.
Figs. 1.2
Holotype.—U. §, National Museum 166784
(Fig. 2), breeding, branchiate male 92.2 mm
snoutvent length (live measurement from
snout to anterior corner of vent}, collected
by Ronald A. Nussbaum 20 June 1969 in
Mar(rjatta Creek 85 m upstream from bridge
on state highway 504, SW Sec. $, T.9 N.,
R. 4 E,, 45° 17° N, 122° 18” W, 810 m eleva-
tion, Cowlitz County, Washington,
Paratypes—USNM 166785-1668]4, 15. ma-
ture branchiate females and 15 mature
branchiate males 68,9-105,8 mm (x 84.9 mm)
snout-vent length, collected by Ronald A.
Nussbaum at the typelacality,
Diegnosis—A small, attenuate species of
Dicamptodon known only from the larval
stage, Differs from D. ensatus by having a
narrower head (head width 018-021 (3
0.194) times snounvent Iength as opposed
to O.21-0.28 (2 0.228) in ensntus); by having,
a shorter head (head length 0.39-0.49 (¢
0.431) times body length as opposed to 0.46-
0.55 (é 0.504) in ensatus}; by having shorver
limbs (coupling value 0.83-1.10 (& 0.968) for
copei and 0.79-0.98 (€ 0.863) for ensatus):
by having more costal folds between ad-
pressed limbs (00-20 for copei and 0.5 10
overlapping by 1.0 in ensaits); by having
lower tail fins (maximum tail height 0.18-0.28
{% 0.196) times snout-vent length as compared
to 021-027 (& 0.238) for ensatus); by having
shorter tail fins (usually extend anteriorly
on the back to a point which is posterior
40 the vent in copet and opposite to or an.
terior to the vent in ensains); by having
fewer maxillary 4+ premaxillary teeth (88-44
{& 89.5) as compared to 46-68 (8 584) in
eusatus); by having fewer vomerine teeth
(28-42 (7 84.4) as compared to 41-59 (F 47.5)
in enwatus); by having no palatopterygoid
teeth (palatopterygoid teeth may or may not
be present in ensalus larvae); by having
fewer gill rakers on the anteriormost two
rows and the posteriormost two rows (see
Tables 1, 2). In coloration, D. copei has
less dark mottling on the tail fin at all sizes
than does B, eusatus. The venter of cape’
is generally much darker than sympatric
ensutus at sizes greater than 50 mm. snout
vent length, Conspicuous granular glands
are seen on the dorsum of copei (Fig. 2)
these are less apparent in ensatus. D. copet
is characterized by sexual maturity at small
sizes (mature paratypes 689-1038 mm (x
84.5 mm) snautvent length) as compared.
to sympatric, branchiate ensatus which ma-
ture at sizes greater then [20 mm snout
vent length. D. copei is less responsive to
thytoxine than is ersaéus.
Dewription of halotype—Male, left testis
white, bilobed, anterior lobe 115 mm,
posterior lobe 9x4 mm; cloacal glands
swollen. Proportions: (all measurements
taken afver 48 hr fixation in 10% formalin)
snout to anterior edge of vent 88.4 mm;
snout to posterior edge of vent 92.5 mm:
anterior edge of vent to tip of tail 718
mm; head length 26.4 mm; head wideh 164
mm; right forelimb 22.5 mm; left forelimb
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Fig. 1. Dicarptodon cope, showing extent of metamorphic changes after months of thyroid
twcativent. Adult color fs tagely contined to Dead. (LIS¥). me
282 mm; right hindlimb 26.8 mm; left
hindlimb 26.7 mm; digits in’ order from
Jongest to shortest, on forelimbs $2.14, on
hindlimbs $425-1, axilla to groin distance
450. mm; maximum tail height 15.9 mm:
distance beween medial edges of openings
to external nares 6.7 mm: distance between
anterior corners of orbits 7.3 mm; distance
from anterior corner of right orbit to right
external naris 89 mm; distance from an-
tetior comer of left orbit to left external
naris 4.3 mm: length of right orbit 3.0 mm:
length of left orbit 8.0 mm, Counts: num
ber of costal grooves right and left 13;
Fig. 2 The typespecimen of Dicamplodon copei (upper) compared to a larval D. ensetus (lower)
of similar mout-vent length also collected at the type-locality of D. coped. Note more slender propor-
tions, smaller head, and. promi
sat skin glands in D. copel. (0.8%),508 COPEIA,
1970, NO. §
Tamie 1, Comramsox op Grr. Raker Counts Berwesw Dicamplodon ensatus ano D. capei.
D. ensatus (n= 20)
355%
Vicoeral Na. Gath Relation Confidence
Arch Bakes Frequency ‘Taterval
ard 7 O2t 012-046
(posterior edge} 6 ass 0.40.88
4th T a0 0.02-0.97
fanterior edge} 5 083 0.65-0.98
5 aor o.01-0.22
ath 4 007 010.22 035 015-059
(posterior edge) 8 80 61-092 0.00 0.35-0.81
5 043 004-031 1.05 000-025
Sth 7 000 0.00-0.12 025 008-049
(anterior edge) 6 0.80 61-092 a7 051-041
5 080 008-039 000 000-017
Sth 6 007 oo1-n2e 05 051-091
(posterior edge) 5 090 073-098 0.20 0,060.44
4 003 0-017 0.05 0.00-0.25
oth 5 om 0.00-0.17 070 a6-0.88
(anterior edge) 4 og 0.78-0.90 030 12-054
3 os 000-0.17 0.00 0.00-0.17
costal folds between adpressed limbs right
and left sides 6.5; number of maxillary +
premaxillary teeth 39; number of vomerine
tecth, right series 19, left series 22; number
of dentary teeth 51; six rows of gill rakers
on either side, number of gill rakers per row
anteriormost to posteriormast row, right side
6.65.65-4, left side 66-66-55. Color in life:
dorsum brown with patches of yellowish tan
overlying conspicuous granular glands, scat-
tered coppery iridophores barely discernible
to unaided eye; sides grayish brown with
patches of yellowish tan pigment as on
dorsum, seattered coppery iridophores; venter
dark bluish gray, effect caused by numerous
small white openings to skin glands sur.
rounded by melanophores; tail brown along
the sides with yellowish tan patches, es
pecially overlying glandular areas at base
of dorsal fin, gray below with scattered
patches of yellow, lips of cloaca white; limbs
brown above with patches of yellowish tan,
colored like venter below, black callosi
tips of digits; head brown above with yel-
lowish tan patches and scattered coppery
itidophores, concentration af cuppery irido-
phorcs decp-lying above each cye, throat
and chin dark bluish gray like venter bur
grading tw brown on margins of jaw: eye,
pupil surrounded by narrow ring of yellow-
gold pigment invaded with coppery irido-
phores, faint seattered irregular patches of
yellow-green painted an surface of iris, scat-
tered flecks of yellow.gold pigment. above
and below in iris separated by irregular
horizontal brown band; gills dark purple,
fimbriac with scattered melanophores and
yellow lipophores.
Range.—Forms referable wo D, copei have
been collected at the following local
Wastunorox: (ributaries of the Quinault
River, Jefferson and Grays Harbor counties;
tributaries of the Hoh River, Jefterson Go,
near Lake Cushman, Mason Co; Sol Duc
Falls, Clallam Co,: near a fish hatchery east
of Vancouver, Clark Co.; Elk Creek, Cowlitz
Go. tributaries of the White Salmon River,
Skamania Co.: Onzcon: in two smail tribu-
taries of the Galumbia River, Multnomah
Co,
In general, it appears that D. cope’ is
restricted to western Washington induding
the Olympic Peninsula and. the southern
Washington Cascade Mountains. Apparently
it barely enters Oregon in the Columbia
River Gorge.
The distributions of D. coped and D.
ensatus are presently being studied, andNUSSBAUM-NEW DIGAMPTODON FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
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Tante 2. COMPARGON OF BRANCHIATE Dicamptaden ensatus To 1, copei; Mean + Two STANDARD
‘Eanoes, by
Store, a= ¥ Inveacert, r = Conretarion Corrricren.
D, ensatue (x = 80)
D. copei (an = 30)
vomerine teeth 405 CE 2155) HA ( L500)
range = 41-39 range = 28-42
maxillary + pre- 58.4 (= LM) 995 ( 1.088)
maxillary teeth range = 46-68 range = 33-4
coupling value 0.863 (O18) 0.268 (= 0.020)
range = 0.789-0.994
range = 0.891=1,064
head length b = 0.885 (+ 0.088) hh = 0.275 (= 0054)
regressed! on a = 6412 (= 2.150) a GIBL (% 3252)
body length r= 0879 r= 0.888
bhead. width b = 0.290 ( 0.022) b = 0219 ( 0.028)
reweessedl on a = 2493 (= 124) a = 3506 ( 2551)
body length F = 0987 F = 0.902
maximum tail b = O48 (x anes) b = 0.061 ( 0.058)
height regressed on a = 4088 (= 2.468) a = 11574 (+ 5.070)
anoutvent length r= 0950 1 = 0306
hindlimb length 0485 CE 0.050) b = 0.299 (= O.o48y
sregresied on 1.58% Ge 2811) a = 7.598 (& BASH
body length = 0972 r= 0918
forelimb | 0355 (= 0.088) ‘b= 0.279 (= O04)
regressed on) 2588 ( 2.160) a = ATS (® 2640)
body lengtis 0.975 r= 0982
the Tanges of the two species will be dis.
cussed in more detail in a forthcoming paper.
Etymology.—The specific name copei is a
patronym honoring Edward Drinker Cope
for his many contributions to our knowledge
and understanding of vertebrate morphology
and phylogeny.
Suggested common name—I recommend
this new species be called Cope’s salamander.
Companison of D. copei to D. ensatus
Dicamptodon copei occurs with D. ensatut
at the type-locality, although the former is
present in greatest abundance, This sym-
patry made recognition of two species pos
sible early during the course of investigation.
The comparisons to follow are based on
the 30 paratypes of D, copei and 20 larval
D. ensatus of similar size, from the same
Site and sexual maturity.—D. ensatus larvae
may metamorphose into terrestrial adults
during or following their second year, or
become breeding Tarvae at large size. If
metamorphosis occurs usually at sizes
from 54 t 93 mm snoutvent length (Nuss-
baum and Clothier, in prep.). Size at sexual
maturity varies geographically in D, ensatus
larvae, although it usually occurs at sizes
greater than 115 mm snoutvent length. At
the typelocalicy of D. copei, larvae of D.
ensatus are not sexually maturé at sizes up
to 120 mm snoutvent length, but at these
sizes they are well on their way to heeoming
breeding larvae and are not likely to meta
morphose.
D. copei larvae attain sexual maturity at
small size. The 30 paratypes, ranging from,
69 to 104 mm snoutvent length, are all
sexually mature, The males have wellde-
veloped testes, and the cloacal glands are
swollen in most. Some females have well-
developed ova ranging from 2.1 to 5.5 mm
in diameter and swollen oviduets. A few of
the female paratypes had oviposited previous
to capture as evidence by the greatly swollen,
twisted mature of the oviducts and flaccid,
loose appearance of the ovaries which con
tain small, yolky developing ova,
‘Metamorphosis Metamorphosis was in-
duced in order to determine the color and
pattern of adults which ate not always510.
HEAD LENGTH (mm)
40 50 60 70
BODY LENGTH (mm)
Fig. 5. Head length regressed on body length.
Open circles=Dicamptodon ensatus, closed
circles =D. copei. Lines fitted by least squares
method. See Table 2.
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available by colledting, It was noted in
1967 that some Maratta Creek larvae did
not develop a full color pattern when treated
with powdered thyroid, A control experi-
ment was begun 22 August 1968 to deter-
mine the metamorphic relationships of the
two forms from Maratta Crock. Two aquaria,
exch containing both types of Dicamptoden
were placed in a controlled temperature
room, Small amounts of powdeted thyroid
were added to the water in both aquaria
‘The thermal histories of all the larvae were
the same, their sizes were comparable, and
because each container keld both types of
larvae, the dosage and length of exposure to
thyroxine were the sime for both types of
larvae within each aquarium, The only
difference inherent in the experiment was
that D. coped were sexually mature and D.
ensatus immature over the sire range used.
However, immature D. coped teated sepa.
rately, reacted much the same to thyroid
treatment as did mature D, copei. Experi-
ments have shown {date to be published
elsewhere} that large sexually mature D.
ensatus larvae are slightly less reactive to
thyroxine than smaller immature D. ensatus,
But even extremely large D. ensatus lar
(170-180 mm SV) are much more sensitive
than mature D. coprei ip
holds for D. ensatus from the typelocality
of D. capei as well as from other localiti
Metamorphosis was rapid in 2D. ensafus in
both aquaria, and comparable to metamor-
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HEAD WIDTH (mm)
40 50 60 7 80
BODY LENGTH (mm)
Fig. 4. Head width regressed om body length
Open creles=Dieumpodon ensatus, closed
citcles =D. cope. Lines fitted by least squares
method. See Table 2.
phosis of D. ensatus larvae from other pares
of the range. D. ensatus had full color and
pattern after three months at 10° C, Several
D. ensatus larvac from Maratta Greek held
in separate containers initiated and com-
pleted metamorphosis without thyroid treat-
mént. It is evident that a changed environ-
ment can induce metamorphosis in
species.
Metamorphie changes were much slower
in the treated D. capef. Reduction of fi
gills, and lip folds occurred normally but at
a slower rate; eye protrusion and color de-
velopment were delayed even more, Five
months elapsed before any adult color ap-
peared, and this was confined to the snout
region. At the end of 11 months the adule
color pattern had spread from the tip of
the snout posteriorly on the head, and
spots of color had appeared on the upper
eyelids and on other parts of the body, bur
only to a slight extent (Fig. 1). ‘The develop-
ing pattern af color in D. coped is similar
to that of D. ensatus but apparently does not
go to completion. Alter 11 months, treated
D. copei had developed well-protruded eyes
and fully formed eyelids.
Color compariens—At 50 mm snout-vent,
both species have white venters with melano-
phores encroaching from the sides, At 90
mm, melanophores have completely en-
circled the body in both species, but melano-
phores are generally denser on the venter of
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Fig. 5. Tails of Dicamptodon ensatus (upper) and D. copei (lower). Tail fin of D. copel re
duced in sie. (078x).
Young of both species have light mottling
on the upper surfaces of the tail fin. The
‘mottling, is indistinet in D. cope’ and promi-
nent in D. ensatus. In addition, young D.
encatus larvae have a blacktipped tail
young D. copei lack the black tip. Tai
mottling fades in older individuals of both
species, as does the black tail tip in D.
ensatus.
The dorsum and sides of young and old
D. copei_have prominent yellowish an
patches (Fig. 2) covering aggregations of
large, white granular glands which are casily
visible to. the unaided eye. Faint patches
of yellowish tan can be seen in young D.
ensatus larvae, but are more difficult to
discern in older larvae. D. ensatus larvae
of all sies lack the enlarged granular glands
seen in D. copei. Some populations of D.
‘encatus, especially in southern Oregon and
northern California, have light markings on
the dorsum and sides which superficially
resemble those found in D. copei. However,
the enlarged granular glands found in D.
copet are not present beneath these light
markings. Also, the markings found in non-
sympatric D. ensatus vary from extremely
large blotches to fine streaks, totally unlike
the pattern seen in D. cope.
Body proportions—The 30 paratypes of
D. copei were compared w 20 larval D.
ensatus of similar size collected at the type-
locality of D. copei. ‘The following measure-
‘ments were taken from each specimen:
snout-vent length, from tip of snout to an-
terior edge of vents head length, from tip
of snout to 2 point just above the insertion
of the gills where the jaw muscles form an
angle with the neck (this measurement has
proven (o have a smaller coefficient of varia-
tion than the midline distance from the tip
fof the snout to the cage of the gular fold)
head width, taken at the angle of the jaws;
axillagroin disance; forelimb length, from
tip of longest digit to body wall hindlimb
length, from tip of longest toe to body wall:
‘maximum tail height; tail length was also
taken but not used because some specimens
had regenerated tail tips. Body length i
snoutvent length minus head length.
ead length and head width regressed on
ody lenge (Figs 8, 4; Table 2) show that
D. copei have significantly shorter and nar-
rower heads than D. ensatus. ‘This difference
is apparent by simply looking at the animals
(ig. 2)
Regression of forelimb and hindlimb on
body Tength show that both limbs are sig:
nificantly shorter in D. copel (Table 2)
“The coupling values (exila-groin forelimb -+
lim) for the ewo species are significantly
MAXIMUM TAIL HEIGHT (>)
ht
SNOUT-VENT LENGTH (rm)
Fig. 6 Maximum tail height regressed on
snoutvent “Open. circlet = Dieampiodon
ensatus, closed circles =D. copel. Lines fitted
Dy least squares method. See Tabie 2.sig
ig. 7. Comparison of transformed Di
Both collected as larvae at type-locality ot
COPEIA, 1970, NO. 8
intadon ews (pen a astomed Doped Comer
‘small head and lack of color in D. copei. Animals have been anesthetized and left
ential thyroid treatments. Note
be oF Both
‘arranged to demonstrate the shorter legs of D. cope. (0.78%).
different (Table 2), reflecting the shorter
limbs in D. copei.
‘The tail fin of D. ensatus is visibly higher
than the tail fin of D. cope’ (Figs. 5, 6;
Table 2), and usually extends farther an
teriorly on the back, ‘The reduced tail fin
is noticeable even in small, immature D.
copel
Counts—The number of costal grooves
was the same for all specimens of both
species. By counting one cach in the axilla
and groin the number was 18. However, the
posteriormost groove starts above the hind-
limb and curves forward into the groin;
some investigators would not count this
groove and would report 12 costal grooves.
By my method of counting, 18 costal folds
corresponds with 14 trunk vertebrae as
shown through the use of radiographs.
‘The number of costal folds between ad-
pressed limbs, estimated to the nearest half,
was taken for all specimens. ‘This character
reflects limb length in this case (as both
species have 14 trunk vertebrae), but is
included here because it is a better key
character than absolute limb length or the
coupling value. D. copei has 0.0-20 costal
folds between its adpressed limbs, while the
limbs of D. ensaius usually overlap or meet
(Figs. 7, 8).
‘The last four visceral arches of branchiate
Dicampiodon have rows of gill rakers. The
third arch has one row of gill rakers on the
posterior edge. ‘The fourth and fifth arches
have two rows, one on their anterior and
‘one on their posterior edges. The sixth arch
hhas a single row of gill rakers on the anterior
‘dge. Gill raker counts were made for all
six rows. Table I shows that D. ensatus has
2 higher number of gill rakers than D. cope’
‘on the two anteriormost and the two pos
teriormost rows.
Premaxillary and maxillary veeth were
counted as a single unit. The number of
maxillary plus premaxillary teeth is sig-
nificantly higher for D. ensatus (Fig. 9:
Table 2)
D. ensatus also haye more vomerine teeth
than D. copei (Fig. 10; Table 2). In addition,
the vomerine series in D. ensatus extends t0
‘or beyond the posterior margins of the
COSTAL FOLDS BETWEEN ADPRESSED LIMBS.
8
‘SNOUT VENT LENGTH (7)
Fig. 8. Costal folds between adpressed limbs.
Oped cnces
Skies =D: cope
dlosed
jcarmptodom ensatus,NUSSBAUM—NEW DICAMPTODON FROM ‘THI
MAXILLARY + PREMAXILLARY TEETH
% bo io zo
SNOUT -VENT LENGTH (mm)
ig. 9. Manllary + premanillary teth in larva
of Dicamptadon ensatus (open circles} and D.
copei (closed circles). See ‘Table 2.
choanae, while in D. copei the vomerine
series extends posteriorly only to the middle
of the choanae, or slightly past the mi
point. Six of the 20D. ensatus hawe a small
series af teeth posterior to the vomerine
serics associated with the palatopterygoid on
both sides, eight have this series on one side
only, and six of the 20 lack this series en-
tirely. There are $8 tecth on each af the
palatopterygoid series. They were not
counted with the vomerine teeth although
they are in line with them. None of the $0
paratypes of D. cope’ has a palatopterygoid
series on either side,
Discussion
Presently it is not known whether D, copei
ever metamorphose in nature. No adults
have been found at the typelocality despite
many hours of search, D, ensatus may wrans-
form at the typelocality of D. coped as
several wransforming larvae and one fully
transformed adult have been collected there
(the latter collected by Dr. Dean E, Metter,
University of Missou
Sexual maturity at small size and delayed
and incomplete reaction to thyroxine sug-
gest that D. copei may nat metamorphose
in nature. This prospect presents problems
which are difficult to reconcile. Obligate
neoteny in salamanders limits the means of
dispersal and therefore creates problems of
survival in rapidly changing environments.
Most permanently aquatic species of sala-
manders oceur in geologically olel areas such
as Appalachia in eastern North America.
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513.
VOMERINE TEETH
SNOUT = ENT LENGTH (em)
Fig. 18, Vomerine teeth of larval Dicomp-
torton ensatus (open circles} and D. copeé (closed
circles). ‘See Table 2
In suels regions, drainage systems and under-
ground waterways have stabilized, whieh in
some respects eliminates the necessity of
dispersal at least until the environment be-
comes unstable again, The relatively recent
mountain systems of western North American
do not offer stability, and major river systems
and drainage patterns are still being formed.
‘The establishment of an obligate neotene
under such conditions seems unlikely, The
facultatively neotenic D. ensatus would seem
to be better adapted wy such environments,
It would, therefore, not be surprising if
further investigation shows that D. copei
do metamorphose under certain environ-
mental conditions or at different localities,
It is likely that D. copet has evolved from
an ensatuslike ancestor, and during rela-
tively recent times. The differences berween
larval D. ensatus and D. copei are not great.
Fo derive D. copei trom D. ensalus requires
only that the reproductive organs mature at
small body size; that differential allometric
growth patterns produce smaller heads (and
this may account for the reduced number of
teeth), shorter limbs and reduced tail fins,
and that enlarged acinous glands develop
at small body size, These and other changes
easily could have evolved through paedomor-
phosis and heterchrony, processes which are
known to have played prominent roles in
salamander evolution. This type of evolu:
tion apparently can occur rapidly and does
not require extensive genetic reconstruction.
No hybrids between D. cope? and D.
ensarus have been found, Isolating mech-
anisms are presently unknown, althoughSlt
size may be a factor. Large D. ensacus larvae
are highly cannibalistic. At the typeltocalicy
of D. copei, stomachs of large neotenic D.
ensatus commonly comiain immature D,
ensatus larvae as well as sexually mature D.
coped. It is suggested that size may in part
determine whether an individual is a
potential mate or food ites
‘The typelocality af D. cope’ is situated
‘on the western slopes of the Cascade Range,
an area which receives excesive precipita:
tion from moistureladen air masses moving
eastward from the Pacific Ocean.
south and eastward precipitation is lower,
but is high enough to meet the requirements
of the more wide ranging D. ensatus. Coastal
Washington has probably been an area of
rainfall since its origin. During the
Pleistocene pluvials, precipitation in coastal
Washington was much higher than itis
taday; and much of the land was below the
snow and ice zone which capped the Cascade
Range during the periodic ice advances. Dur-
ing glacial maxima, coastal Washington
must have acted as a refugium for mount
dwelling species. Dumas (196) has suggested
that Rana cascadae evolved from ancestral
Rana pretiosa wi laced in this hypo-
theti¢al refugium in Pleistocene time. Such
a theory would also best explain the relation-
ship between the two species of Dicamptodon,
Perhaps a segment of ancestral D. ensatus
became isolated in coastal Washitgton dur-
ing an early glacial maximum. Evolution
toward obligate neoteny could have pro-
ceeded rapidly because the advantages of
terrestrial dispersal were reduced in such an
‘To the
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area with excessive rainfall and permanent
lakes and streams. The sympatry of D.
ensatus and D. capei at the type-locality and
in the Columbia River Gorge may be a
result of adjustments in the ranges of both
species during postglacial time.
‘This theory requires 2 more rapid rate of
speciation than is usually invoked. However,
considering the type af evolution
the close relationship of the two species, and
dhe strong selective forces asiociated wi
extremes of climate, the proposal gains
credence,
A more complete study of the relationships
bevween DP, ensatus and D. copei, and an
analysis of geographic variation between
populations of Dicamptadon from through:
‘out the range, is in progress.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
T thank Dr, Robert M. Storm for reviewing
the manuscript, Dr. Edmund D. Brodie Jr.
for photographing the specimens (Figs. 1, 2,
7) and for reading the manuscript, Dr. Philip
C. Dumas and Dr, Robert H. Brown for
encouragement and advice early during the
course of my studies of variation in
camptodon, and Dr. Dean E, Metter for the
benefit of his field experience.
Liveratur Grrep
Duss, P. C. 1966. Studies of the Rana com
plex in the Pacific Norehwest. Copeia 1906(1)
74.
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