De novo transcriptome of dermal tissue from the rough-skinned newt, Taricha granulosa

This data was used for the transcriptome assembly and annotation of Taricha granulosa using Illumina RNA-sequencing technology and bioinformatics tools. Genetic and genomic references for rough-skinned newts are sparse and, to our knowledge, this is the first report on transcriptome analyses for the species. Additionally, this species is known to produce a potent neurotoxin known as Tetrodotoxin in their skin as an anti-predator defense, but the origin of this toxin is currently unknown. Our work provides a valuable resource for studying the chemical ecology of tetrodotoxin in T. granulosa as well as for other TTX-bearing species.