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The eastern newt includes these four subspecies: [5] Red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens)Broken-striped newt (Notophthalmus viridescens dorsalis)Central newt (Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis) - Central newts measure from 2.5 in (6.4 cm) to 4 in (10 cm) in length.
The Jefferson salamander, which hybridizes with the blue-spotted salamander, [8] is a rare species of special concern in Vermont. [10] Spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum [13] [14] The spotted salamander is a Species of Greatest Conservation Need as identified in the Vermont Wildlife Action Plan. [15] Marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum ...
Notophthalmus species are East American newts similar in shape to the European newts (cf. Triturus). As a distinct characteristic of their own, both sexes have three to four large pores that lie in a row on the temple. The skin is smooth and soft in the water form and the tail is strongly flattened laterally.
Eastern newts Black-spotted newt, Notophthalmus meridionalis EN Striped newt, Notophthalmus perstriatus NT Eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens LC Pacific newts Rough-skinned newt, Taricha granulosa LC Red-bellied newt, Taricha rivularis LC Sierra newt, Taricha sierrae LC California newt, Taricha torosa LC
Newts are small amphibians with smooth, moist skin and a long tail, often found in ponds and wetlands. An interesting fact about them is that they can regenerate lost limbs, their tail and even ...
The Cheat Mountain salamander (Plethodon nettingi) The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) An adult red-spotted, or eastern, newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) The northern dusky salamander (Desmognathus fuscus) with egg clutch The eastern American toad (Bufo americanus) The spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) The gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) A female American bullfrog (Rana ...
This famous amphibian is none other than the spotted salamander. A pair of spotted salamanders, cousins to red-spotted newts, have been studied in the past at Cowans Ford Wildlife Refuge.
The Pacific newts (Taricha) and the Eastern newts (Notophthalmus) with together seven species are the only representatives in North America, while most diversity is found in the Old World: In Europe and the Middle East, the group's likely origin, eight genera with roughly 30 species are found, with the ribbed newts (Pleurodeles) extending to ...