#1909 · 🐸 amphibians

Eastern Newt

🇳🇱 Canadese watersalamander ·Notophthalmus viridescens

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The eastern newt ( Notophthalmus viridescens ) is a common newt of eastern North America. It frequents small lakes, ponds, and streams or nearby wet forests. The eastern newt produces tetrodotoxin, which makes the species unpalatable to predatory fish and crayfish. It has a lifespan of 12 to 15 years in the wild, and it may grow to 5 in (13 cm) in length. These animals are common aquarium pets, being either collected from the wild or sold commercially. The...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 87,483iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
87,483 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1820 (206 years ago).