The amphibian I am holding in the photo is either Taricha torosa (commonly called the California Newt) or Taricha rivularis (Red-Bellied Newt) but I don’t know enough to identify it positively. I saw lots of them while hiking with friends in Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve last summer. After we let this one climb on us for a while, we sent it back into the forest.
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what a FANTASTIC photo! and experience! w o w .
The amphibian I am holding in the photo is either Taricha torosa (commonly called the California Newt) or Taricha rivularis (Red-Bellied Newt) but I don’t know enough to identify it positively. I saw lots of them while hiking with friends in Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve last summer. After we let this one climb on us for a while, we sent it back into the forest.
Why life is meaningful! The wonders of the natural world.