Columbia torrent salamander

Columbia torrent salamander
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Rhyacotritonidae
Genus:	Rhyacotriton
Species:	R. kezeri
Binomial name
	Rhyacotriton kezeri; Good & Wake, 1992

The Columbia torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri) is a species of salamander in the family Rhyacotritonidae, endemic to the United States.

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.

Sources

Hammerson, G. (2004). "Rhyacotriton kezeri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T59436A11941421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59436A11941421.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

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