Notophthalmus viridescens
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Eastern Newt
Subspecies I've seen:
N. v. louisianensis
Central Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
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Central Newt
This species, like many newts, has a terrestrial phase and an aquatic phase. Eastern Newts in the terrestrial phase, like the one pictured here, are called red efts.
Printed references:
- Behler, J. L., King, F. W. 1979. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles & Amphibians
- Conant, R., Collins, J. T. 1998. Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Third Edition, expanded
- Crother, B. I. (ed.) 2017. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Edition
- Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada