California newt
Gogaa isaa keessa summiiNyaata: FoonSummaa'aa, summii qabeessa (ciniinee ykn iddee) mitiThe California newt is a small amphibian with a warty grey back and a bright orange-yellow belly. It lives only in California, in the western United States. Its skin contains a powerful poison, so it is a good example of an animal you should look at but never handle.1

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- Warty, slate-grey skin on the back1
- Bright orange-yellow skin on the underside1
- Orange skin around the bottom of the eye (the rough-skinned newt has grey there)1
- Eyes that stick out beyond the edge of the jaw when seen from above, giving the head a bullet-like shape1
- Adults are about 13 to 20 cm long1
Yeroo baay'ee kan itti wal fakkeessan: The rough-skinned newt looks very similar and is often hard to tell apart in the field. The California newt has orange skin around the bottom of the eye and eyes that stick out past the jaw, while the rough-skinned newt has grey skin there and eyes that do not stick out. The red-bellied newt has dark irises instead of yellow, more red underneath, and a dark band across the vent.1
Humna summii
Gogaan isaa summaa'aa dha. Tuquun, arrabaan saamuun ykn nyaachuun balaa qaba.
Summiin isaa (summaa'aa, tuquun ykn nyaachuun) maal godha?
This animal is poisonous, not venomous, so it does not bite or sting. Its skin glands release tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin (a poison that attacks the nerves). It is hundreds of times more toxic than cyanide and is the same toxin found in pufferfish and harlequin frogs. It is strong enough to kill most vertebrates, including humans.1
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: Baay'ee balaa qabaNama yaalii hin arganne ajjeesuu danda'a.The toxin is strong enough to kill people. Because of their toxin, California newts have very few natural predators.1
Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?
When threatened, it performs the unken reflex: it stretches out, arches its body, and lifts its head and tail into the air to show its bright belly. It can also produce a foamy substance when exposed to high temperatures.1
Yoo namni tokko tuqe ykn nyaate
- Yoo namni tokko tuqe: harka sirriitti dhiqi, ija ykn afaan hin tuqin. Yoo daa'imni ykn horiin manaa arrabaan saame ykn nyaate: giddugala summii ykn lakkoofsa balaa tasaa bilbili.
Yeroo hunda dursa lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee bilbili (112, 000, 911). Kun qajeelfama gargaarsa jalqabaa waliigalaa ti, gorsa yaalaa miti. Bu'uura gargaarsa jalqabaa
Nageenyaan turi
- Bineensa bosonaa gonkumaa hin tuqin, hin qabin, hin tuttuqin, xiqqaa ta'us, rafe ykn du'e fakkaatus.
- Iddoo itti kenni. Yoo tokko wajjin wal argite, tasgabbaa'i, suuta duubatti deebi'iitii karaa isaa akka deemu dhiisi.
- Yoo tuqxe ykn nyaatte: ija ykn afaan kee hin sukkuumin, harka kee dhiqi, gargaarsa yaalaas argadhu.
Si miidhuuf si hin barbaadu. Summiin isaa akka homtuu isa hin nyaanneef qofa jira. Waa'ee nageenyaa dabalataan
Addunyaa keessaa eessatti?
Hammam guddaa dha?
Dheerinni isaa hammam?
akka bilookii taphaa 6 tarree tokkoon dheerataCalifornia newt SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?
Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam ariifata?
Dhugaawwan
Because snakes evolved resistance, newts have evolved to make far more toxin than any other predator could need, an evolutionary arms race.1
The foam the newt produces forms a protective layer that helps it keep moisture and shields it from burns during wildfires.1
Researchers believe bacteria make the tetrodotoxin, and the newts acquire it by eating those bacteria.1
Garter snakes are the most common predator, and some have developed resistance to the newt's toxin.1
Adults usually return to the same pool where they hatched to breed.1
Soba diigaa
Soba: Newts do not make any sounds.
Dhugaa: California newts make clicks, squeaks and whistles. Clicks are the most common, squeaks are used in defence, and whistles seem to be linked to recognising sex and to social rank.1
Ogeeyyii summiitiif
- Maqaa saayinsii
- Taricha torosa
- Garee
- Raacha summaa'aa, raacha lafaa fi newt
- Maatii
- Salamandridae2
- Tartiiba
- Caudata
- Ardiiwwan
- Ameerikaa Kaabaa
- Ilmoolee
- Females lay egg masses of between 7 and 30 eggs, attached to plant roots or rocks in small, slow-moving pools. The larvae hatch in early to midsummer, depending on water temperature.1
- Bosona keessatti haala akkamii keessa jira
- California Special Concern species (DFG-CSC)1
- Balaa namootaaf
- 4 / 5: Baay'ee balaa qaba3
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- California newt (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Taricha torosa (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
- Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.
Dhugaan fuula kana irra jiru hundi lakkoofsa madda isaatti si qajeelchu qaba. Yoo waan tokko dogoggorre, dhiifama, nuti jaallattoota bineensotaa ti malee joornaalii saayinsii miti. [email protected] irratti nutti himi, ni sirreessina.


