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Notophthalmus viridescens
The eastern newt is a common newt of eastern North America. They frequent small lakes, ponds, and streams or near-by wet forests. - from Wikipedia
I found this little newt in the Hosta leaves.
Spotted on Jul 13, 2014
Submitted on Jul 14, 2014
12 Comments
Thank you so very much Muckpuk. Yes, they are cute but also very beautiful :-)
OHHHH he is adorable! Great Spotting!
Thank you so much MarcTe.
Thank you very much for your kind comment. It was my wish too, to find this beautiful creature.
beautiful!
sooooo lovely one of my dreams.....
ah, ok, it was a translation error. salamander or newt are new to me, never seen any of them here in Brazil. thanks for the explanation. I asked if you and him became friends, because you have many pictures of him. It was a joke. :D
Sckel: salamander and newt are different creatures? A newt is a small amphibian with lungs and a strong tail and a pointed head that spends the majority of its adult life on land and returns to water to breed. Salamander short rounded head long tail the majority have 4 toes on the front and 5 on the back must stay near water to maintain moisture. Axolotl is type of salamander that the larvae do not undergo metamorphosis so the adults stay totally aquatic and keep the gills
- from poecilotheria metallica keeper
Thank you so much for your comment AnaValadares. They are so beautiful.
you made friends with this salamander? :D
Thank you so very much for your kind comment beaker98.
Nice photo Rieko!