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Posted by Shania Muncil,
North Country explorer from Oswegatchie NY
North Country explorer from Oswegatchie NY
April 22, 2019 —
During our Herpetology lab, I was looking under some leaf litter and found this beautiful Eastern newt! This lovely specimen was no more than 3 cm long, and has the bright orange/red coloring of the eft stage.
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Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Comments
Erika Barthelmess
Great newt, great post title!
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