Rough-skinned Newt

Taricha granulosa

Safety note: Highly toxic — do not handle or ingest

The Rough-skinned Newt has the highest tetrodotoxin concentration of any newt in North America. In an evolutionary arms race, local garter snakes have evolved resistance to the toxin. It wanders land extensively.

Habitat

Coniferous forests, ponds, and streams in the Pacific Northwest

Diet

Earthworms, slugs, insects, and aquatic invertebrates

How common

Common

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