California newt
| California newt | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Taricha |
| Species: | T. torosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Taricha torosa (Rathke, in Eschscholtz, 1833)
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| Synonyms | |
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Triton torosa Rathke, 1833 | |
The California newt (Taricha torosa) is a species of newts. They are also called the orange bellied newt. They can grow to 8 inches (20 cm) in length. They have toxic skin. Because of this, the only predator of the California newt are garter snakes. California newts lives in California.
Subspecies
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Wikispecies has information on: Taricha torosa.
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- San Diego Natural History Museum
- California Newt facts Archived 2012-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- California Newt mating
- Caudata Culture Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine