Olympic Torrent Salamander

Rhyacotriton olympicus

The Olympic Torrent Salamander is highly specialized for cold, well-oxygenated mountain streams. It has tiny lungs and reduced eyes. Extremely sensitive to siltation and temperature rise from logging.

Habitat

Cold, fast-moving headwater streams in old-growth forests of the Olympic Peninsula

Diet

Aquatic invertebrates and algae

How common

Uncommon

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