| Crater Lake newt | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Taricha |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | T. g. mazamae |
| Trinomial name | |
| Taricha granulosa mazamae (Myers, 1942)[2] | |
TheCrater Lake newt orMazama newt,Taricha granulosa mazamae, is asubspecies of therough-skinned newt. Its type locality isCrater Lake,Oregon.[3] Similar newts have been found inAlaska,[4][5] but their identity is unclear.[2]
The Crater Lake newt population is under threat due to predation fromcrayfish and rainbow trout that have been introduced into the lake.[6]
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