Southern Torrent Salamander

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Southern Torrent Salamander

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Rhyacotritonidae
Genus: Rhyacotriton
Species: R. variegatus
Binomial name
Rhyacotriton variegatus
Stebbins & Lowe, 1951

The Southern Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton variegatus) is a species of salamander in the Rhyacotritonidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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