How does a taricha get this fat?

[jonathan]

From this website

/image{fat newt}

This was apparently found in the wild in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Sick, pregnant, or just fat?

 

[jonathan]

sorry. let's try that picture again.

 

[ian]

looks like a bad case of bloat to me or it uses the same diner as pavarotti.

 

[jennifer]

Interesting to see this photo and the description that goes with it. We use the same photo (obtained by permission many years ago) on our page about bloat:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/bloatEDK.shtml

 

[kara]

i agree with Ian, no neck, looks like bloat.