Family Salamandridae: Newts And Salamanders
Order Caudata: Salamanders
Family Salamandridae, Newts And Salamanders
Eastern Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens
Habitat: Adults are most commonly found in small, densely vegetated ponds, but can also be found in shallows of large lakes, river sloughs and backwaters, and swamps and marshes. Efts are found under rocks and logs in forested areas near the breeding ponds.