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title: "Pacyfotryton szorstki"
description: "Taricha granulosa — Płazy. The rough-skinned newt or roughskin newt (Taricha granulosa) is a North American newt known for the strong toxin exuded from its skin."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/rough-skinned-newt
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pacyfotryton szorstki

> Taricha granulosa — Płazy. The rough-skinned newt or roughskin newt (Taricha granulosa) is a North American newt known for the strong toxin exuded from its skin.

- Scientific name: *Taricha granulosa*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 26408
- Wikidata: [Q1540596](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1540596)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27826](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27826)

## Names

- en: Rough-skinned Newt
- de: Rauhäutiger Gelbbauchmolch
- es: Salamandra de piel rugosa
- fr: Tariche rugueuse
- nl: Ruwe salamander
- pl: Pacyfotryton szorstki

## Countries with the most observations

US (20321), CA (2584)

## Summary

The rough-skinned newt or roughskin newt (Taricha granulosa) is a North American newt known for the strong toxin exuded from its skin.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough-skinned_newt

## Photo

![Pacyfotryton szorstki](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rough-skinned-newt/medium.jpg)

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86480252

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rough-skinned-newt?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).