1) Amphibian genus 2) Genus taricha 3) Pacific newts 
The genus Taricha consists of four species of newts in the family Salamandridae. Their common name is Pacific newts, sometimes also western newts or roughskin newts. The four species within this genus are the California newt, the rough-skinned newt, and the red-bellied newt, all of which are found on the Pacific coastal region from southern Alaska...
(from the article `Caudata`) ...Middle East; Afghanistan to Japan, China, and northern Vietnam; eastern and western North America; 15 genera (including Triturus and Salamandra in ...
[n] - Pacific newts
genus Taricha noun Pacific newts