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Taricha sierrae
Sierra Newt
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Photographer: Russell Towle
ID: 0000 0000 0603 0272 (2003-06-12)Copyright © 2003 Russell Towle
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Jun 5, 2003
location
New York Canyon, a tributary of the North Fork of the American River, 4800' (Placer County, California, US)family
Salamandridae
order
Caudata
class Amphibia
habitat rocky gorge at 4800'notes Beside a deep pool at the base of a waterfall, a shallow pool fed by spray contained two newts, in mating form.camera Nikon 990
contributor's ID # Taricha_torosa_355.JPG photo category: Animal - Amphibian
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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| common names
Sierra Newt (AW )
View AmphibiaWeb record for Taricha sierraeView all photos in CalPhotos of Taricha sierrae Check Google Images for Taricha sierrae |
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| 1. | Reviewed by CalPhotos Staff Oct 4, 2007 |
| Action: changed name from "Taricha torosa sierrae" to "Taricha sierrae
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| Reviewer's comments: | | | | "Taricha torosa sierrae has been elevated to species. The reference is: Kuchta SR 2007 Contact zones and species limits: hybridization between lineages of the California Newt, Taricha torosa, in the southern Sierra Nevada. Herpetologica 63:332-350." |
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