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Eastern newts have a lifespan of about 8–10 years in the wild, but some individuals have been known to live up to 15 years. [8] Eastern newts have three stages of life: (1) the aquatic larva or tadpole, (2) the red eft or terrestrial juvenile stage, and (3) the aquatic adult.
Spotted salamander: Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) Abundant Statewide Marbled salamander: Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) Species of special concern Primarily southeastern counties, extends into central counties, scattered records in eastern counties Tiger salamander: Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) Extirpated [5]
Four species are categorized as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: the Barton Springs salamander, the Texas blind salamander, the black-spotted newt, and the Houston toad. Furthermore, Texas law protects several native amphibians, designating eleven species as threatened within the state and four others as endangered.
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 ...
Conservation status – IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: EX – extinct, EW – extinct in the wild CR – critically endangered, EN – endangered, VU – vulnerable NT – near threatened, LC – least concern DD – data deficient, NE – not evaluated (v. 2013.2, the data are current as of March 5, 2014 [5]) and Endangered Species Act:
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.
Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum; Marbled salamander Ambystoma opacum; Mole salamander Ambystoma talpoideum; Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum; Family: Salamandridae. Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens; Broken-striped newt Notophthalmus viridescens dorsalis; Family: Plethodontidae. Green salamander Aneides aeneus
The Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) is a North American species of frog. It is a medium-sized frog reaching lengths of up to 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (90 cm). Its color ranges from a dark, olive green to light brown with irregularly-shaped black spots on its back and legs (rendering its name).