(KRON) -- Sonoma County Regional Parks is reminding parkgoers to be cautious of where they walk as small, sensitive newts are on the move this time of year. Park officials took to social media on Wednesday to inform visitors of the small creatures that may be overlooked amongst the grand views of s pringtime in Sonoma County. Coyote pupping season is here: What to know “Watch your step!” SCRP wrote on Facebook. “Rough-skinned newts are on the move at many of your local parks.” Rough-skinned newt (Photo: Sonoma County Regional Parks)Rough-skinned newt (Photo: Sonoma County Regional Parks) These newts “tend to breed along slow-moving water such as lakes, ponds, and streams starting as early as December,” park officials said, “but as late as March and April at lower elevations.” Sonoma County parks where rough-skinned newts may be found include: North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve Mark West Creek Regional Park and Open Space Preserve Hood Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve Chanslor Ranch Regional Park Gualala Point Regional Park Stillwater Cove Regional Park The North Bay park system also stresses the importance of not picking up these cute critters for a closer look. A rough-skinned newt hiding in leaves in the forest (Getty Images) “Newts are sensitive creatures whose skin can easily absorb lotions, sprays and chemicals from human hands,” park officials wrote. “While it may not seem like a big deal for one person to handle a newt, imagine the cumulative impacts of hundreds of park visitors doing so.” Rough-skinned newts share the family Taricha with similar-looking California newts, Sierra newts and red-bellied newts. All four of the species can be found in the San Francisco Bay Area. ...read more read less