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Red-spotted newt

Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens

Photo by kcurtain
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

This is a newt beginning its third stage of life, having first transformed from an aquatic larvae to a terrestrial red-eft and now returning to the water as an aquatic adult. He was caught in a trap during vernal pool monitoring and released back in the pool.

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