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| California newt | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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Triton torosa Rathke, 1833 | |
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.[3]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Taricha torosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T59471A118999074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T59471A118999074.en. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "SDNHM - California Newt".
- ^ "California Newt - Taricha torosa". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.