What is this?

[stephanie]

I know it's best not to keep animals you find.. but I did. Why? Because I had no idea where he came from. My brother's friend found this guy in our basement tangled in a heap of dog hair. He was all dry and hard, so I moistened him up and never got around to releasing him outside. He's exactly 5 inches long from head to tail and I've had him for about 2 years. Any ideas on what he might be?

I live in Vancouver, B.C, if that helps any.
And pardon my HORRIBLE photography, as you can see, I have no experience at all.

 

[hayden]

I showed your pic around the chat room and Jen said it was an A.macrodactulum...Hope that helps...

 

[jennifer]

See:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Ambystoma/A_macrodactylum.shtml

 

[stephanie]

Awesome, thanks very much.