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roughed skinned newt

Taricha granulosa

Photo by KarenSaxton
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43.1771, -124.183

Field Notes

Description:

Female heavy with eggs. The rough skinned newt can be toxic if eaten. A fatality in Oregon has been recorded after a newt was ingested

Habitat:

forest clearing: cultivated garden/ water garden

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Comments (4)
KarenSaxton
There are some stories about people dipping water from a slow moving stream to boil for coffee... always thought they were apocryphal, but then I read the snippet about a verified death...
KarenSaxton
sorry - must have gotten distracted mid-sentence. edited it

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2018 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedJuly 30, 2018

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