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title: "Cascadensalamander"
description: "Rhyacotriton cascadae — Amfibieën. The Cascade torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton cascadae) is a species of salamander in the family Rhyacotritonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/cascade-torrent-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cascadensalamander

> Rhyacotriton cascadae — Amfibieën. The Cascade torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton cascadae) is a species of salamander in the family Rhyacotritonidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhyacotriton cascadae*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 614
- Wikidata: [Q2281532](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2281532)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27699](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27699)

## Names

- en: Cascade Torrent Salamander
- es: Salamandra de Torrente de las Cascadas
- fr: Rhyacotriton des monts Cascade
- nl: Cascadensalamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (608)

## Summary

The Cascade torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton cascadae) is a species of salamander in the family Rhyacotritonidae. They are small salamanders, with adults averaging about 2 inches (5 cm) measured from snout to vent. Their color ranges from tan to brown to black, and they usually exhibit yellowish underbellies and spotted sides. They are endemic to the Pacific Northwest in the United States, where they are found from Skamania County in Washington south to Lane County in Oregon on the west slope of the Cascade Mountains.
Their natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers and streams, and freshwater springs. They are…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_torrent_salamander

## Photo

![Cascadensalamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cascade-torrent-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mike Palmer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254038424

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cascade-torrent-salamander?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).