Red-bellied Newt vs. Rough-skinned Newt
Both live in the coastal forests of Sonoma, Mendocino and Humboldt counties; their records overlap there. A: Dark brown all over, no yellow in the iris in the Red-bellied Newt; a yellow iris; a dark lower eyelid in the Rough-skinned Newt. B: Tomato-red in the Red-bellied Newt; yellow-orange to orange in the Rough-skinned Newt. The Red-bellied Newt also has a dark band across the vent and breeds in fast rocky streams, not ponds.
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