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title: "Sierra Newt"
description: "Taricha sierrae — Płazy. The Sierra newt (Taricha sierrae) is a newt found west of the Sierra Nevada, from Shasta county to Tulare County, in California, Western North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/sierra-newt
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Sierra Newt

> Taricha sierrae — Płazy. The Sierra newt (Taricha sierrae) is a newt found west of the Sierra Nevada, from Shasta county to Tulare County, in California, Western North America.

- Scientific name: *Taricha sierrae*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 2543
- Wikidata: [Q1951341](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1951341)
- iNaturalist taxon: [135140](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/135140)

## Names

- en: Sierra Newt
- es: Tritón de la Sierra
- fr: Tariche de la Sierra
- nl: Sierra newt

## Countries with the most observations

US (2471)

## Summary

The Sierra newt (Taricha sierrae) is a newt found west of the Sierra Nevada, from Shasta county to Tulare County, in California, Western North America.
Its adult length can range from 5 to 8 in (13 to 20 cm). Its skin produces a potent toxin.
Sierra Newts communicates with other through making a clicking noise.

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

## Photo

![Sierra Newt](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sierra-newt/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/215083821

## Machine access

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