Biology:Columbia torrent salamander

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Columbia torrent salamander
Rhyacotriton kezeri.jpg
In Washington state, US
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Rhyacotritonidae
Genus: Rhyacotriton
Species:
R. kezeri
Binomial name
Rhyacotriton kezeri
Good & Wake, 1992

The Columbia torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri) is a species of salamander in the family Rhyacotritonidae, endemic to the Pacific Northwest in the United States. It is found in the coastal areas of Washington to northwestern Oregon.

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. Due to their egg disposition being in enigmatic and obscure locations, there aren't many clear patterns as to where this species of salamander lays their eggs. Therefore, leading to inconclusive results on their reproductive ecology.[2]

References

  1. Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Rhyacotriton kezeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59436A11941421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59436A11941421.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59436/11941421. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Russell, Kevin R.; Gonyaw, Alex A.; Strom, Justin D.; Diemer, Katherina E.; Murk, Kevin C. (2002). "Three New Nests of the Columbia Torrent Salamander, Rhyacotriton kezeri, in Oregon with Observations of Nesting Behavior". Northwestern Naturalist 83 (1): 19–22. doi:10.2307/3536510. ISSN 1051-1733. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2274087 entry