Shocked and delighted to encounter this beautiful California #Newt (Taricha torosa) with dark eyes (photo with purple gloves). Typically, CA newts have bright yellow patches in the iris. The eyes of this newt more closely resemble those of a red bellied newt — T. rivularis!

#herpetology #taricha
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