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Torrent salamander
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The torrent salamanders or Cascade salamanders are a family of salamanders (Rhyacotritonidae) with only one genus, Rhyacotriton. The torrent salamanders have highly reduced lungs and are endemic to the United States in the Pacific Northwest (including northwestern California).[1][2]
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Torrent salamanders | |
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Rhyacotriton variegatus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Suborder: | Salamandroidea |
Family: | Rhyacotritonidae Tihen, 1958 |
Genus: | Rhyacotriton Dunn, 1920 |
Species | |
Rhyacotriton cascadae (blue) | |
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