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Rough-skinned newt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa) is a North American newt known for the strong toxin exuded from its skin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough-skinned_newt
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World's Weirdest: Swallowed Newt Escapes Death
The rough-skinned newt might look innocuous. But the newt's red underbelly means poison, and a frog is about to find out the hard way... by eating it.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/weirdest-newt
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ADW: Taricha granulosa (Rough-skinned Newt)
Learn about the range, habitat, description, development, reproduction, behavior and more of the Rough-skinned Newt)
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Taricha_granulosa/
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Wild Herps - Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)
Rough-skinned Newts are closely related to California Newts, and indeed were once considered the same species. They're brightly colored underneath, but you'd never guess it from above.
http://www.wildherps.com/species/T.granulosa.html
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Caudata.org - Newt Toxins
Learn about newt toxins and about species of toxic newts here.
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/toxin2.shtml
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Not Even on a Dare: The Rough-skinned Newt - Backyard Zoologist
Story of a man who died from an incredibly toxic animal, the rough-skinned newt. Learn more about it here.
https://backyardzoologist.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/not-even-on-a-dare-the-rough-skinned-newt/
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Rough-skinned Newt Facts - SoftSchools
Rough-skinned newt is a type of amphibian that belongs to the family of true salamanders. There are 2 subspecies of rough-skinned newts that can be found along the western coast of North America (from Alaska to California).
http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/rough_skinned_newt_facts/1829
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Rough-Skinned Newt - Burke Museum
Basic information about rough-skinned newts including taxonomy and range.
http://www.burkemuseum.org/blog/rough-skinned-newt
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Poisonous Rough-skinned Newt - Apeoid
The rough-skinned newt Taricha granulosa is one of the most poisonous creatures in existence. As with the poison dart frog, one taste can kill you.
http://apeoid.com/poisonous-rough-skinned-newt
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Rough-skinned Newt - Taricha granulosa
Photos and basic information about the toxic rough-skinned newt.
http://www.californiaherps.com/salamanders/pages/t.granulosa.html
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A Beautiful Web of Poison Extends A New Strand - The Loom
Learn about the evolution of the rough-skinned newt, an incredibly toxic animal locked in an evolutionary arms race with its predators.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2011/06/21/a-beautiful-web-of-poison-extends-a-new-strand/
