What is Taricha?
{{italic title}} {{Automatic taxobox | name = Western newts | image = Taricha torosa, Napa County, CA.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Taricha torosa]]'' | taxon = Taricha | authority = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1950 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''[[Taricha granulosa]]'' <br> ''[[Taricha rivularis]]'' <br> ''[[Taricha sierrae]]'' <br> ''[[Taricha torosa]]'' }} '''''Taricha''''' is a [[genus]] of [[newt]]s. There are only three [[species]] and four [[subspecies]]. They are called '''western newts''' and '''Pacific newts'''. All newts are part of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Salamandridae]]. The three species in this genus are [[California newt]], the [[rough-skinned newt]] and the [[red bellied newt]]. They are all found on the west coast of the [[United States]]. == Species == Genus ''Taricha'' (Western Newts / Pacific Newts) - 3 species * [[Rough-skinned Newt]] (''Taricha granulosa'') * [[Red-bellied Newt]] (''Taricha rivularis'') * [[California Newt]] (''Taricha torosa'') [[Category:Newts]] {{biology-stub}}