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Eastern Newts - Mating

Notophthalmus viridescens

Description:

The courtship for eastern newts begins when a male lures a female to him by wiggling his tail, which causes a enticing odor to be released. The male then positions himself on the female, gripping her sides just behind her forelegs with his hindlimbs and rubbing her snout with the side of his head. Males will deposit a sperm packet on the bottom of the pond and the female will proceed to pick it up with her cloaca, later using the sperm to fertilize her eggs. This process may last several hours!

Habitat:

Spotted in a shallow, woodland pond.

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Christine Y.
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Christine Y.

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on May 23, 2018
Submitted on May 25, 2018

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