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− | [[File:Redeft.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Red-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus v. viridescens) © David Malak]] | + | #REDIRECT [[Salamanders#Red-spotted Newt]] |
− | Latin Name: Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens
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− | Size: 1 3/8 - 4 13/16 in. (Aquatic stage); 1 3/8 - 3 3/8 in.(Terrestrial stage)
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− | They can have up to 21 red spots variable in quantity and location
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− | Aquatic adults normally olive-green but vary from a dark mustard to greenish brown
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− | Terrestrial stage color varies from bright orange to red-orange
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− | Secretes through their skin gland making them distasteful to preditors
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− | Ponds, lakes, ditches and lazy streams are the best places to find adults
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− | Efts are found on the forest floor under rocks, logs and leaf litter
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