Taricha

Western newts
Taricha torosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
Genus: Taricha
Gray, 1950
Species

Taricha granulosa
Taricha rivularis
Taricha sierrae
Taricha torosa

The genus Taricha consists of four species of highly toxic newts in the family Salamandridae.[1][2] Their common name is Pacific newts, sometimes also western newts[3] or roughskin newts. The four species within this genus are the California newt, the rough-skinned newt, the red-bellied newt, and the sierra newt, all of which are found on the Pacific coastal region from southern Alaska to southern California, with one species possibly ranging into northern Baja California, Mexico.[1]

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  3. ^ "Western Newts". Toxic Animals Around The World. December 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2014.