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St. John

Taricha granulosa   (Skilton, 1849)

Common Name: Rough-skinned Newt

Taxonomy: available through ITIS logo

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Nonindigenous Occurrences: Alaska:
Established in Sitka High School (area around) on Baranof Island and two small islands in Sitka Sound in Sitka county (Miller, 2005).

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Remarks: Scientific and standard English names follow Crother (2008).

References

Crother, B.I. (chair). Committee on Standard and English and Scientific Names. 2008. Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. Society for the Study of Amphibians and  Reptiles Herpetological Circular. No. 37. iii + 86p.

Miller, A. 2005. Poisonous newts establish beachhead in Southeast city. Anchorage Daily News. June 11, 2005. 

Author: Denise R. Gregoire

Revision Date: 10/27/2009

Citation for this information:
Denise R. Gregoire. 2009. Taricha granulosa. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=159> Revision Date: 10/27/2009





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