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Red-spotted newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

Notes:

My daughter found this while we were on a walk in the woods off of Barker Road in Pittsfield, across from Cadwell road.

1 Species ID Suggestions

drew93
drew93 10 years ago
Red-spotted newt
Notophthalmus viridescens


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3 Comments

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

Cool find! I miss seeing these. I saw them every year when I lived in New Hampshire.
Sometimes called Eastern Newt or Eastern Red-spotted Newt. This is the terrestrial juvenile stage and it is sometimes called the Red Eft.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_new...

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

I agree

btlounsbury
btlounsbury 10 years ago

That is the juvenile phase of a spotted newt

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on May 19, 2013
Submitted on Jun 6, 2013

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