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Eastern Newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

Description:

oranger salamander

Habitat:

forest floor after rain

2 Species ID Suggestions

kcurtain
kcurtain 11 years ago
Eastern newt
Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens - Overview
Brettspitler
Brettspitler 11 years ago
oranger salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus danielsi


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4 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Moved to Amphibians :-)

Brettspitler
Brettspitler 11 years ago

Just uploaded another of a turtle any suggestions?

kcurtain
kcurtain 11 years ago

It's hard to tell from your picture, but it could be the red eft stage of an eastern newt (in which case it would have a round tail and large spots) or a spring salamander (in which case it would have a flattened tail and a stripe next to it's eye).

Brettspitler
Brettspitler 11 years ago

Thanks kcurtain

Brettspitler
Spotted by
Brettspitler

West Virginia, USA

Spotted on Apr 27, 2013
Submitted on Apr 27, 2013

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