#taricha torosa

[stroebe2]

California newt spawning ground

[cathartidae]

sopping 🫀

[aboundingabundance]

Omfg it’s a taricha granulosa! Or maybe a taricha torosa.

Via TheFlyGuy

[imperialslaughterbot]

2.5 month old Poecilia reticulata x 2 mature Taricha torosa cohabitation

Minute 30 Poecilia reticulata behaving normally. Newts mildly interested but not determined to eat.

Day 2 : beest friebds

Day idk : they ate him

[orca-in-disguise]

Critter fact #24:

The Orange-bellied Newt, Taricha torosa, is endemic to California. Hence, it is also known as the California Newt.

[herpsandbirds]

California Newt (Taricha torosa), male in breeding condition, family Salamandridae, Sonoma County, CA, USA

Poisonous (very!)

photograph by John P. Clare

[vintagewildlife]

Orange-bellied newts (Taricha torosa) By: Robert S. Simmons From: Living Amphibians of the World 1966

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Pacific newts

The four newts of the genus Taricha — the rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa), the red-bellied newt (Taricha rivularis), the Sierra newt (Taricha sierrae) and the California newt (Taricha torosa) — all found along the Pacific coast of North America, are small but deadly. Species in this genus contain tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin that blocks signals between nerve cells. 

(Image credit: Connor Long (CC-BY 3.0))

[literally-just-moss]

The unken reflex is a posture that toxic amphibians will take to show off their bright colors. It’s their way of saying “stay back! I’m dangerous!”

In California, the California Newt (Taricha torosa) will do the unken reflex to show off their bright orange bellies. These newts produce tetrodotoxin.

[wikimediauncommons]

file: Coast Range Newt, Taricha torosa torosa - Flickr - GregTheBusker (2).jpg

[fenthebonebreaker]

Inktober #14 Newt

California Newt (Taricha torosa)

[blackmudpuppy]

Taricha snuggles

[lovingexotics]

California Newt Taricha torosa Source: Here

[bronzejarfly]

So I’m out hiking in the rain like I do and I check around this dry pond to see if any newts are hanging out and I walk around a tree and there’s this asshole just sitting there on the trunk like he was fucking waiting for someone to come and photograph him. Look at this little fucker. The poise. The sheen. The solemn gaze that brings to mind Michelangelo’s David. Effortlessly rocking that mildly unkempt look with those flecks of dirt sticking to him. Not to mention the raw strength imbued in those bulging forelimbs. And tHAT TAIL. Jesus.

I will never in my life look as good as this fucking newt.

[cowbagclover]

Taricha torosa, the California newt! My husband and I saw 41 of these on the trail yesterday—an all-time record for us. https://hilltromper.com/article/california-newt has lots of cool information, including the effects of the neurotoxin the newt produces. This cutie can kill you! Bwa ha ha

[herpsandbirds]

California Newts aka Orange-bellied Newts (Taricha torosa), in a MATING BALL, family Salamandridae, Marin County, CA, USA.

Poisonous. (very)

photograph by Wildlife Biologist Serena H. Marin County Parks