Rough-skinned Newt
| Class: Amphibia:
Amphibians |
Diet: Insects |
| Order:
Urodela: Newts and Salamanders |
| Size: 6.5
- 12.5 cm (2 1/2 - 5 in) |
| Family: Salamandridae:
Newts and Salamanders |
Conservation Status:
Non-threatened |
| Scientific Name:
Taricha granulosa |
Habitat: ponds, lakes,
slow streams and surrounding grassland or woodland |
| Range:
Western North America: Alaska to California |
 The
most aquatic of Pacific newts, the rough-skinned newt is identified by
its warty skin and its small eyes, with dark lower lids. It searches for
its invertebrate prey both on land and in the water, and its toxic skin
secretions repel most of its enemies. In the breeding season, the
male's skin temporarily becomes smooth and his vent swells. Unlike other
western newts, the female rough-skinned lays her eggs one at a time, rather
than in masses, on submerged plants or debris. The eggs hatch into aquatic
larvae.
  
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