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The California newt or orange-bellied newt (Taricha torosa), is a species of newt endemic to California, in the Western United States. Its adult length can range from 5 to 8 in (13 to 20 cm). [ 2 ] Its skin produces the potent toxin tetrodotoxin .
The Coast Range newt (Taricha torosa torosa) is a subspecies of the California newt (Taricha torosa). It is endemic to California , from Mendocino County south to San Diego County and poisonous if eaten.
Also, rough-skinned newts' upper teeth form a V shape, while those of the California newt form a Y shape, but this is difficult to ascertain on a living specimen. [ 4 ] The red-bellied newt is brown on the upper body with a red underbelly, has grainy skin, and grows to between 5.5 and 7.5 in (14 and 19 cm).
Species Common name Aneides ferreus: Clouded salamander Aneides flavipunctatus: Speckled black salamander Aneides iecanus: Shasta black salamander Aneides klamathensis: Klamath black salamander Aneides lugubris: Arboreal salamander Aneides niger: Santa Cruz black salamander Aneides vagrans: Wandering salamander Batrachoseps altasierrae
The California giant salamander is endemic to Northern California and lives up to 6,500 feet (2,000 m) primarily in damp, coastal forests including coast Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) and California coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in both montane and valley-foothill riparian habitats. They tend to be common where they ...
The coastal giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) is a species of salamander in the family Dicamptodontidae (Pacific giant salamanders). It is endemic to the Pacific Northwest of North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are three closely related species to this taxon: D. ensatus ( California giant salamander ), D. copei ( Cope's giant salamander ...
A newt is a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae. The terrestrial juvenile phase is called an eft. Unlike other members of the family Salamandridae, newts are semiaquatic, alternating between aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Not all aquatic salamanders are considered newts, however.
The California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) is a lungless salamander [2] that is found primarily in coastal mountain areas of Northern California, United States as well as in a limited part of the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, California, in patches of the northern Central Valley of California, and in extreme southwestern Oregon.