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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. [3]
Also, rough-skinned newts' upper teeth form a V shape, while those of the California newt form a Y shape, but this is difficult to ascertain on a living specimen. [4] The red-bellied newt is brown on the upper body with a red underbelly, has grainy skin, and grows to between 5.5 and 7.5 in (14 and 19 cm).
Latin had the name stellio for a type of spotted newt, now used for species of the genus Stellagama. Ancient Greek had the name κορδύλος, presumably for the water newt (immature newt, eft). [7] German has Molch, from Middle High German mol, wikt:olm, like the English term of unknown etymology.
The spotted paddle-tail newt (Pachytriton brevipes) is an amphibian native to southeastern China; it was named in 1876. [2] A member of the family Salamandridae , it is closely related to the spotless paddle-tail newt ( Pachytriton labiatus ).
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.
Amphiumidae are a family of salamanders. Members of the family are known as amphiumas. [101] These large salamanders are often mistaken for eels, hence the colloquial name "conger eels". [102] [103] Completely aquatic, these long salamanders can survive droughts by forming a mucous cocoon underground. They can live without food for up to three ...
A rough-skinned newt underwater A rough-skinned newt at Brice Creek in Oregon. Throughout much of the newt's range, the common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) has been observed to exhibit resistance to the tetrodotoxin produced in the newt's skin. While in principle the toxin binds to a tube-shaped protein that acts as a sodium channel in ...
Paramesotriton labiatus is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae. [2] [3] It is endemic to Guangxi, China.In literature prior to 2011, this species may have been confused with Paramesotriton chinensis, Pachytriton granulosus, or Paramesotriton ermizhaoi (the last now in synonymy). [2]