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Basic information
Notophthalmus viridescens
Eastern Newt
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderSalamanders
FamilyTrue salamanders and newts
GenusNotophthalmus
- Czech name
- Čolek zelenavý
- English name
- Eastern Newt
- Alternative names
- Red Eft, Red-spotted Salamander, Triton vert
- Synonyms
- Diemictylus viridescens, Diemictylus viridescens dorsalis, Diemictylus viridescens evergladensis, Diemictylus viridescens louisianensis, Diemictylus viridescens piaropicola, Diemictylus viridescens viridescens, Diemyctylus minatus miniatus, Diemyctylus minatus viridescens, Diemyctylus minutus, Diemyctylus viridescens, Diemyctylus viridescens louisianensis, Diemyctylus viridescens viridescens, Diemyctylus viridescens vittatus, Molge ocellata, Molge viridescens, Notophthalma viridescens, Notophthalmus miniatus, Notophthalmus viridescens dorsalis, Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis, Notophthalmus viridescens piaropicola, Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens, Notophthalmus viridescens vittatus, Salamandra americana, Salamandra coccinea, Salamandra dorsalis, Salamandra greeni, Salamandra millepunctata, Salamandra punctatissima, Salamandra stellio, Salamandra symmetrica, Salamandra ventralis, Tristella symmetrica, Triton dorsalis, Triton millepunctatus, Triton symetricus, Triton viridescens, Triturus dorsalis, Triturus louisianensis, Triturus miniatus, Triturus viridescens, Triturus viridescens dorsalis, Triturus viridescens louisianae, Triturus viridescens louisianensis, Triturus viridescens symmetrica, Triturus viridescens viridescens
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 140 mm
- Body mass
- max 3.9 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 25 years
- Diet
- Arthropods, Vertebrates
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.5–5.5 years
- Clutch size
- 200–375 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6530 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 47XFZ · COL26.9