Southern Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton variegatus)
Created: September 6th, 2009 - 12:16 AM
Last Modified: February 13th, 2013 - 08:12 PM Entered by: Will Flaxington
Record 29322
Last Modified: February 13th, 2013 - 08:12 PM Entered by: Will Flaxington
Record 29322
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Mendocino County |
Time: 2000-11-30 00:00:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Varying |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Mixed Evergreen Forest |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: ----- |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: ----- |
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Elevation: 85.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
Discovered in muck beneath stones within trickling waterfall on bank of Little River. Others found beneath stones with water running through them from flowing seepage. Adult with huge eyes, olive mottled above; ventral yellowish with dark blotches and obscure pale speckles that increase on sides. Male with squarish vent lobes measured: SVL 57 mm (2¼ mm (3¾ in.). Larvae: Large head, relatively smaller eyes, short gills. Olive above and in.), TL 95darkly mottled; below whitish. Two examined: SVL 50 mm (2 in.), TL 89 mm (3½ in.); SVL 44 mm (1¼ in.), TL 64 mm (2½ in.).
Entered by Jonathan Hakim & Will Flaxington
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