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Eastern (Red-Spotted) Newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

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Field Notes

Description:

This individual is an adult in its third and final life stage.

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Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820), Eastern newt

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
marylou.wildlife
Hmm.. I'm not sure. This particular species is found in all eastern states, including Maine. I'm not aware of a subspecies. They were probably just in a different life stage than this one... they go through so many changes in their lives. Did you catch them in water or on land?
ambientidm
i used to catch some that looked like these as a kid up in maine but the spots were just brown rings without the red they were abut 2-4 inches long maybe just a northern variety?

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PublishedAugust 30, 2011

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