Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
red-bellied newt, Redbelly Newt, western red-bellied newt
Description
Habitat
Typically found in a lake at a mean distance from sea level of 718 meters (2,355 feet).[1]
Ecology:
It can be found in mountain streams
and rivers
in coastal woodlands
and redwood forest
. When inactive
, occurs under rocks, logs
, other
forest debris, and in rodent burrows and subterranean
crevices. Usually
breeds
in flowing water
. Lays
eggs
on undersides or rocks in foothill/mountain
streams.[2].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.4 Forest - Temperate
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.2 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- Gray, 1825
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Caudata
()
- Scopoli, 1777
- Suborder:
Salamandroidea
()
- Sarasin, 1890
- Family:
Salamandridae
()
- Goldfuss, 1820
- Subfamily:
Pleurodelinae
()
- Genus:
Taricha
()
- Gray, 1850
- Specific name:
rivularis
- (Twitty, 1935)
- Scientific name: - Taricha rivularis (Twitty, 1935)
- Specific name:
rivularis
- (Twitty, 1935)
- Genus:
Taricha
(
- Subfamily:
Pleurodelinae
(
- Family:
Salamandridae
(
- Suborder:
Salamandroidea
(
- Order:
Caudata
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
Similar Species
Members of the genus Taricha
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. granulosa (Rough-Skin Newt) · T. granulosa granulosa (Rough-Skinned Newt) · T. granulosa mazamae (Crater Lake Newt) · T. rivularis (Western Red-Bellied Newt) · T. sierra (Sierra Newt) · T. torosa (Coast Range Newt) · T. torosa sierrae (California Newt) · T. torosa torosa (California Newt)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Breviora. 1955 Cambridge, Mass.: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, [1952- url p. 6.
- California fish and game. [San Francisco, etc.]: State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game. url p. 114, p. 154.
- Current bibliography for aquatic sciences and fisheries. London, Taylor & Francis ltd. url p. 255, p. 300.
- Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. 1991 Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1971-1994. url p. 7.
- The Biological bulletin. Woods Hole, Mass.: Marine Biological Laboratory, url p. 237, p. 237, p. 254, p. 262, p. 91.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- Geoffrey Hammerson 2004. Taricha rivularis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:
- California Academy of Sciences: CAS Herpetology Collection Catalog
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 25981
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-173621
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 173621
- IUCN ID: 245377
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AAAAF02020
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7207
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 251.230 based on 29 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Geoffrey Hammerson 2004. Taricha rivularis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. [back]
