Olympic Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus) {!--올림픽도롱뇽(북미)--> From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's online digital media library.
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Olympic Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus)
Metadata
Title: Olympic Salamander
Alternative Title: (none)
Creator: Hollingsworth, John and Karen
Source: WO0155-18B
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributor: DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Language: EN - ENGLISH
Rights: (public domain)
Audience: (general)
Subject: amphibian, wildlife, animals
Date Issued: January 24 2002
Comments
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The Olympic torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus) is a species of salamander in the family Rhyacotritonidae. This is a small salamander (up to 10 cm total length) that lives in clear, cold, mountain streams. It is found in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, specifically the Olympic Peninsula in Callam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, and Mason counties Washington.
Order: Urodela > Family: Rhyacotritonidae > Genus: Rhyacotriton > Species: Rhyacotriton olympicus
