Genus
Taricha (Pacific newts)
Taricha granulosa. Photo: (c) Rand Workman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
The genus Taricha consists of four species of newts in the family Salamandridae. Their common name is Pacific newts, sometimes also western newts 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.
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