Genus Rhyacotriton Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Rhyacotritonidae Scientific name Rhyacotriton kezeri Order Salamander | |
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Similar Torrent salamander, Salamander, Southern torrent salamander, Olympic torrent salamander, Dunn's salamander | ||
Columbia torrent salamander
The Columbia torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri) is a species of salamander in the Rhyacotritonidae family, endemic to the United States.
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Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is a small salamander (up to 10 cm total length) that lives in clear, cold, mountain streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Columbia torrent salamanders swimming in catalpa lake
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Columbia torrent salamander Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA