Biology:Columbia torrent salamander
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Columbia torrent salamander | |
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| In Washington state, US | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Rhyacotritonidae |
| Genus: | Rhyacotriton |
| Species: | R. kezeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhyacotriton kezeri Good & Wake, 1992
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
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