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Olympic Western red-backed salamander by Betsy Howell.
Amphibians are ecological indicators due to high degree of sensitivity. They respond to very slight change in the environment. Such responses have been used to indicate habitat fragmentation, ecosystem stress, impact of pesticides & various human activities. Original public domain image from Flickr
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