taricha granulosa juveniles

[louise]

These guys are in their second year now, and still pretty much terrestrial. One of them was finishing off a butterworm when these pics were taken.

 

[oregon newt]

Do all of the bumps on them have to do with them being terrestrial?

 

[SnakeDancer]

Do all of the bumps on them have to do with them being terrestrial?

Finding this kind-of late, but ... it's my understanding that the skin is rough like that during the terrestrial phase, and smooths out a bit once they go aquatic. Have not kept this species myself, so that's just from reading....