Red-spotted Newt
From WNY Wildlife Wiki
Latin Name: Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens
Size: 1 3/8 - 4 13/16 in. (Aquatic stage); 1 3/8 - 3 3/8 in.(Terrestrial stage)
Facts:
- They can have up to 21 red spots variable in quantity and location
- Aquatic adults normally olive-green but vary from a dark mustard to greenish brown
- Terrestrial stage color varies from bright orange to red-orange
- Secretes through their skin gland making them distasteful to preditors
- Ponds, lakes, ditches and lazy streams are the best places to find adults
- Efts are found on the forest floor under rocks, logs and leaf litter