Eastern newt: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the eastern newt lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Notophthalmus viridescens
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Salamandridae

Where does the eastern newt live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern newt in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the eastern newt endangered?

The eastern newt’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the eastern newt?

The eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Salamandridae, genus Notophthalmus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern newt

The eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) is a common newt of eastern North America. It frequents small lakes, ponds, vernal ponds and streams or nearby wooded areas. 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 striking bright orange juvenile stage, which is land-dwelling, is known as a red eft. Some sources blend the general name of the species and that of the red-spotted newt subspecies into the eastern red-spotted newt (although there is no "western" one).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern newt (revision 1373842374), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1552306 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).