<em>Taricha rivularis</em> (IMAGE)

San Francisco State University

<em>Taricha rivularis</em>

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The red-bellied newt (Taricha rivularis), common along the coast in northern California, migrates from upland areas to breed in streams in the spring. It is one of hundreds of species of salamanders endemic to North America threatened by an emerging infectious pathogen.

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<a target="_blank"href="http://www.anura.it/">Emanuele Biggi</a>

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