Red-bellied newt
The red-bellied newt is a small amphibian with a brownish-black back and a bright red belly. It lives in coastal woodlands in northern California, mostly on land. Its skin is poisonous, so it is important to leave it alone.1

Ni ngay ko xàmmee
- Brownish-black upper body with grainy skin1
- Tomato-red underbelly1
- Length of about 7 to 9 cm from nose to vent, and 14 to 19 cm including the tail1
- Males often have a dark, broad patch across the vent; females do not1
- Breeding males have smooth skin and a flattened tail1
Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: Other coastal newts are similar in shape. The red-bellied newt can be told apart by its red belly and by the lack of yellow in its eyes.1
Kàttanu daŋar
Deram am na daŋar. Musiba la ci laal, mar walla lekk.
Lan la daŋar bi ci yaramam di def?
The red-bellied newt is poisonous rather than venomous, so it does not bite or sting. Its skin, eggs and embryos contain tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin, which is a poison that attacks the nerves. There is enough of it to potentially kill an adult human.1
Ni mu lore nit ñi?
Musiba ci nit: Lu bonSu kenn laalee ko walla mu lekk ko, demal gis doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.The newt's skin is poisonous to touch and to eat. Its toxin is strong enough to potentially kill an adult human. It is also nearly inedible, and few animals eat it.1
Lan lay def bu tiitee?
When disturbed, it pulls its head and tail back to show its bright-red underside, which warns predators that it is poisonous.1
Su kenn laalee ko walla mu lekk ko
- Su kenn laalee benn: raxas loxo yi bu baax te bul laal bët yi walla gémmiñ gi. Su ab xale walla ab mala bu kër maree benn walla mu lekk benn: woo sa centre antipoison walla sa nimerob urgence.
Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk
Sàmmal sa bopp
- Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
- May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
- Su nga ko laalee walla nga lekk ko: bul moos say bët walla sa gémmiñ, raxas say loxo te wutal ndimbal doktoor.
Du la wut. Daŋaram nekk na rekk ngir kenn bañ ko lekk. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp
Ni mu réye?
Ni mu guddoo?
guddu na ni 6 bloku tabax yu ñu toftaleRed-bellied newt ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?
Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.
Ni mu gaawe?
Xibaar
Like other newts, they can regrow several body parts, including their limbs, eyes, hearts, intestines, jaws and damaged spinal cords.1
They can find their way back to the same spot in a stream over several miles of rugged terrain, probably by using their sense of smell.1
Red-bellied newts can live for 20 to 30 years.1
Adults leave the water and live underground until they are ready to breed, which usually happens after four to six years.1
Females do not breed every year, unlike the males.1
Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar
- Turu xam-xam
- Taricha rivularis
- Mbooloo
- Mbott yu am daŋar, crapaud ak triton
- Njaboot
- Salamandridae2
- Toftal
- Caudata
- Kontinaa yi
- Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
- Liir yi
- Newts start life as aquatic larvae, similar to tadpoles, with external gills. Females lay their eggs in about 12 clusters, with six to 16 eggs in each cluster.1
- Diiru dund
- lu tollu ci 30 at1
- Musiba ci nit
- 3 / 5: Lu bon3
Fa xibaar yi jóge
- Red-bellied newt (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Taricha rivularis (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
- Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.
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