The Eastern Newt is part of the family Salamandridae and is common in North American forests and wetlands. They are unique because they have three distinct life stages—aquatic larva, terrestrial juvenile (red eft), and aquatic adult. It is important to note that the Eastern Newt can secrete toxins to deter predators and their bright orange color signifies danger to other animals.
Websites
- Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
- Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
- ****Animal Diversity Web
- Amphibians & Reptiles of the Adirondacks
- Wikipedia – Eastern newt
- Eastern Newt: Species Spotlight
- Eastern Newt Status – New York Natural Heritage Program
- The Many Lives of the Eastern Newt
- Ol’ Greenie Back-eye: The Eastern Newt
- AmphibiaWeb – Notophthalmus viridescens
- Adirondack Salamanders
- Eastern Newt – Animals of Northern New York
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
- newt | New York State Parks and Historic Sites Blog
- Salamanders of New York
Videos
- Eastern Newts Do Not Eat Fish
- Eastern Newt’s most toxic stage: the red eft and warning …
- Eastern Newts Breathe Air
- The Red Eft is the terrestrial stage of the Red-spotted Newt …
- Things you didn’t know about Eastern Newts
- Adult Eastern Newts
- What Red spotted newts eat
- Red Eft stage of Eastern Newt a follow up to Newt Adult stage …
- The Eastern Newt Mini Documentary
- Newts Eat Isopods