Rough-skinned newt

Rough-skinned newt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Taricha
Species:
T. granulosa
Binomial name
Taricha granulosa
(Skilton, 1849)
Rough-skinned newt on the west side of the Oregon Coast Range.

The rough-skinned newt or roughskin newt (Taricha granulosa) is a North American newt known for the strong toxin exuded from its skin.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Taricha granulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T59469A78909317. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T59469A78909317.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.