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Eastern Newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

Photo by LisaPowers
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny (2 inch) bright orange salamander with red spots. This is the juvenile stage called a red eft.

Habitat:

Rural road

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Comments (7)
LisaPowers
Thanks! Those are moss sporophytes that this tiny one is trying to traverse :-)
Kranti Dhiman
Nice !! you have good collection of Salamanders !!

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PublishedApril 13, 2013

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