HELP! What species is this???

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I really hope this picture works! OK, a couple years ago I travelled to Oregon and was hiking around Mt. Hood. We found these amphibians in the lake there and i have NO clue what species they are. I'm new to this whole salamander/newt thing but have a great love for animals and so hoped someone could help me out. I attached a picture, but if it may not work.
The animal was about 5in long, give or take, being dark on the top of its body & an orange color on the underbelly. There were about a hundred or so swimming around in the shallows of the lake. I was quite thrilled by it, but have NO clue what kind of animal they are! So if someone knows, please respond!!!

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Rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa) Its definitely a Tarcha and the only one of the three species that lives in Oregon is T. granulosa. That particular newt in the picture is in its breeding phase.
 
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