The Sierra newt (Taricha sierrae) is a newt found west of the Sierra Nevada, from Shasta county to Tulare County, in California, Western North America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Poisonous. The note covers its whole genus. Pacific newts; tetrodotoxin in skin Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Taricha torosa — poisonous
- Taricha granulosa — poisonous
- Taricha rivularis — poisonous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Taricha
- Species
- Taricha sierrae
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