Striped Newt

Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus)
Come look at this cool amphibian in its various stages of development! There is a special striped newt breeding ...

Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus)
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The Striped Newt, Notophthalmus perstriatus, is found in seasonal ponds and cypress bay heads in the northern peninsula. It is brown or green with a yellow underside. A narrow red stripe runs along each side and down the tail. It grows to 4" long.

Broken-Striped Newt: found in southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina; olive dorsal color, black-spotted yellow belly; red dorsolateral markings in the form of broken red stripes that are partially to completely edged by black.

Broken-striped Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens dorsalis
Central Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Peninsula Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens piaropicola
Red-spotted Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens ...

See also: Newt, Eastern Newt, Central Newt, Red-spotted Newt, Eft