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19 February 2020 TERRESTRIAL MOVEMENT BY THE SOUTHERN TORRENT SALAMANDER (RHYACOTRITON VARIEGATUS)
Mark V Leppin, Chris Rombough, Christopher Cousins, Logan Bennett, Riley Duncan, Matt Radin, Andrea Domen
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Abstract

Southern Torrent Salamanders (Rhyacotriton variegatus) are a cold, headwater-inhabiting amphibian native to the Pacific Northwest. This genus of salamanders is considered highly aquatic, even in postmetamorphic stages, although instances of terrestrial movement have been observed. This note reports our opportunistic field observations for terrestrial movement in R. variegatus, which primarily occurred in the vicinity of Marys Peak, Benton County, Oregon.

Mark V Leppin, Chris Rombough, Christopher Cousins, Logan Bennett, Riley Duncan, Matt Radin, and Andrea Domen "TERRESTRIAL MOVEMENT BY THE SOUTHERN TORRENT SALAMANDER (RHYACOTRITON VARIEGATUS)," Northwestern Naturalist 101(1), 56-60, (19 February 2020). https://doi.org/10.1898/1051-1733-101.1.56
Received: 24 September 2019; Accepted: 25 November 2019; Published: 19 February 2020
KEYWORDS
California
male-biased dispersal
Marys Peak
movement biology
Oregon
Rhyacotriton variegatus
road cruising
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