California newt: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

California newt Taricha torosa Near threatened

Where the California newt lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 3,624 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See salamanders, newts & caecilians on the world map

California newt: Taricha torosa — Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Taricha torosa
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Salamandridae

Where does the California newt live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the California newt in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the California newt endangered?

The California newt’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the California newt?

The California newt (Taricha torosa) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Salamandridae, genus Taricha. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the California newt

The California newt or orange-bellied newt (Taricha torosa), is a species of newt endemic to California, in the Western United States. Its adult length can range from 5 to 8 in (13 to 20 cm). Its skin produces the potent toxin tetrodotoxin.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article California newt (revision 1353992581), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1358580 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).