Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Summary: Newts occur sporadically in the Chicago region, with most records in the more extensive woodlands.
Eastern Newt Species Profile
Three species of newts found in the eastern and central United States are all referred to as 'Eastern Newts.
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Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Description: Small salamanders that live in both aquatic and terrestrial ("eft") forms. The aquatic adult is olive green to greenish brown above, with a yellow, black spotted belly. The tail is flattened.
Eastern newts need small semi-permanent woodland ponds for breeding. They live in forests during their terrestrial (eft) stages, shelter under logs, leaves, rocks and other objects. Aquatic adults are found in pools, usually surrounded by woodland.
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.
Eastern Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens
The Eastern Newt (and its close relative the Striped Newt, N. perstriatus) are unique in that they undergo two metamorphoses.
Eastern Newt aka Red-spotted Newt
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Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
<140mm (<5.5in)
Adults are aquatic but breathe air. They vary in color from yellowish brown to dark green (usually olive green). Most have red spots on their backs that are surrounded in black.
The Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) is commonly found in Minnesota. Eastern Newts dwell in wet forests with small lakes or ponds.
The most commonly documented predators of four-toed salamander larvae are eastern newts [22,51,91].
May incur heavy egg predation by eastern newt in some areas. See Worthylake and Hovingh (1989) for information on recurrent mass mortality associated with bacterial infection in mountains of Utah; ...
Of the many subspecies of the eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens), only one, the central newt (N. v. louisianensis) is found in Minnesota.
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Though uncommon, there is an eft, or juvenile, stage present in striped newts, however, unlike the eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens), the eft stage remains close to water.
Salamandridae (Newts) Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Statewide except Nantucket County.
 See also: Newt, Salamander, Tiger, Tiger Salamander, Siren
  
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