Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Input: The Sierra newt is a subspecies of the California newt .
Output:
The Sierra newt was formerly regarded as a subspecies ( " Taricha torosa sierrae " ) of the California newt ( " Taricha torosa " ) .