Olympic Torrent Salamander

Olympic Torrent Salamander
Olympic Torrent Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Rhyacotritonidae
Genus: Rhyacotriton
Species: R. olympicus
Binomial name
Rhyacotriton olympicus
(Gaige, 1917)

The Olympic Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus) is a species of salamander in the Rhyacotritonidae family. It is a small salamander (up to 10 cm total length) that lives in clear, cold mountain streams. It is endemic to the United States. The Olympic torrent salamander occurs in the Olympic Mountains of Washington.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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