The eastern newt is a common newt of eastern North America in the family Salamandridae, and it produces the toxin tetrodotoxin, which makes it unpalatable to fish and crayfish. Its juvenile stage, called a red eft, is bright orange as a warning signal, and the species passes through three life stages: aquatic larva, terrestrial red eft, and aquatic adult. It lives in small lakes, ponds, vernal pools and streams and nearby wooded areas across eastern North America, growing to about five inches and living 12 to 15 years in the wild, and it is commonly kept as an aquarium pet.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameNotophthalmus viridescens 4 Conservation Status Activity Pattern Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Eastern newt (Wikidata)
In Biome
Lake, Biomes Source Wikipedia: Eastern Newt
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Notophthalmus viridescens
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyKey Behaviors
Key Behaviors natatorial natatorial nocturnal nocturnal motile motile sedentary sedentary aestivation solitary solitary Communication and Perception Carnivorous throughout their lives, eastern newts use both chemical and visual cues to locate food. Adults seem to rely more on visual cues when feedin
Primary Diet, Notophthalmus viridescens
Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API- System (Realm): Terrestrial
- System (Realm): Freshwater
View the Source 3. Wikipedia: Eastern Newt
WikipediaLead section
These animals are common aquarium pets, being either collected from the wild or sold commercially.
- In Biome: Lake, Introduction
View the Source 4. Eastern newt (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1552306 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q1552306
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Salamandridae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 5. NatureServe Explorer: Notophthalmus viridescens
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Notophthalmus viridescens
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traitsQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 25 years (captivity)
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