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Red-Spotted Newt
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Photo by: Quentin Stiles
There are 2 dorsolateral rows of black bordered red spots. It has a laterally flattened tail and 3 pits on the side of the head. There is no nasolabial groove and no costal grooves. The smooth skin secretes a noxious substance when injured
How to identify:
Coloration:
The aquatic adult Red-Spotted Newt has an olive green to yellow brown dorsum, and pale to yellow belly covered with black dots
Diet:
invertebrates
Size:
Red-Spotted Newt can grow to be 2 1/2-5 1/2in long including the tail
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Range of habitat:
The eastern newt is found from Nova Scotia in Canada south to Florida and west to Ontario and Texas.
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