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Taricha rivularis (Red-bellied Newt)

Synonyms: Triturus rivularis

Wikipedia Abstract

The red-bellied newt (Taricha rivularis) is a newt, native to coastal woodlands in northern California, that is terrestrial for most of its life.
View Wikipedia Record: Taricha rivularis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Taricha rivularis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
9
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
34
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 18.4
EDGE Score: 2.97
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  8 inches (19.4 cm)
Gestation [2]  18 days
Litter Size [2]  10
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  30 years
Female Maturity [2]  5 years
Male Maturity [2]  5 years

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Northern California coastal forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Spivey Pond Management Area 54 California, United States      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States Yes

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0