A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Notophthalmus viridescens
A young (and very small) red eft. Coloration brown to red/orange with aposematic red spots across back. This is the juvenile stage of the Eastern newt's life cycle, the eft. It is a terrestrial stage--while its larval and adult stages are aquatic.
Garden soil surrounded by mixed hardwood/pine forest.
My teenage brother-in-law found this in the garden. I don't condone handling sensitive amphibians, so I had him release it back where he found it.
No Comments