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Southern Torrent Salamander

Rhyacotriton variegatus

Photo by avesjohn
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Description:

Torrent salamanders have distinctive squared-off vents (second picture), and are a family (Rhyacotritonidae) of four species restricted to the Pacific Northwest. This species has a yellow underside with numerous black spots.

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PublishedMarch 8, 2012

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