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Latin Name: Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens
 
 
 
Size: 1 3/8 - 4 13/16 in. (Aquatic stage)
 
        1 3/8 - 3 3/8 in.(Terrestrial stage)
 
 
 
Facts:
 
They can have up to 21 red spots variable in quantity and location
 
Aquatic adults normally olive-green but vary from a dark mustard to greenish brown
 
Terrestrial stage color varies from bright orange to red-orange
 
Secretes through their skin gland making them distasteful to preditors
 
Ponds, lakes, ditches and lazy streams are the best places to find adults
 
Efts are found on the forest floor under rocks, logs and leaf litter
 

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