Taricha

California Yellow-bellied newt ( Taricha torosa )

The North American Newts ( Taricha ) are a species-poor genus of Caudata in North America. The animals arrive in the Pacific coast region between southern Alaska and northwestern Mexico before ( Baja California ) and reach body lengths of up to 22 centimeters. They live both aquatil as well as terrestrial. All species are highly poisonous, they contain the poison tetrodotoxin ( TTX). It is also known under the name Tarichatoxin - the genre was this name-giving.

Species

  • Taricha granulosa ( Skilton, 1849) - Yellow-bellied newt Rauhäutiger
  • Taricha rivularis ( Twitty, 1935) - Rotbauchmolch
  • Taricha torosa ( Rathke, 1833) - California Yellow-bellied pig
Lissamphibia Salamandroidea Salamandridae John Edward Gray Baja California peninsula
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