With the recent wet weather and high humidity the forest floor is a glow with Red Efts also known as the Eastern Spotted Newt. When I was growing up in the 1970’s there was a TV show called ...

Red efts are the terrestrial stage of the Eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens, one of the many salamanders here in the Northeast. There are many different kinds of salamanders — sirens, giant, ...

Usually, young newts focus on soft-bodied invertebrates like small insects or worms. On the other hand, adults can eat snails and slugs, and occasionally small fish or other tadpoles (yes, even ...

An Eastern Newt mother will lay from 200 to 350 eggs in late spring in a pond with enough plants. The eggs hatch in about three to five weeks into swimming larvae less than a half inch in size.

Longo was unequivocal in her assessment: “Without a doubt, all the evidence is showing that eastern newts will be super-spreaders of Bsal,” she said. “We know that eastern newts will have a ...

Enter the eastern newt, an amphibian with three different forms, whose ability to transform its body and its lifestyle makes its peers look like amateurs.

The red eft is the terrestrial phase in the three-part life cycle of the Eastern spotted newt. This small amphibian can grow to a maximum length of about 5 inches, but only after it has gone on quite ...

Enter the eastern newt, an amphibian with three different forms, whose ability to transform its body and its lifestyle makes its peers look like amateurs. All eastern newts begin life as jelly-coated ...

Usually, young newts focus on soft-bodied invertebrates like small insects or worms. On the other hand, adults can eat snails and slugs, and occasionally small fish or other tadpoles (yes, even ...