Saturday, January 29, 2011

Cute Newt
Notophthalmus viride

Red Spotted Eastern Newt, or
Notophthalmus viride
at the juvenile terrestrial stage.


This little creature (up to 5" long) uses a magnetic orientation and likely has a ferromagnetic material such as biogenic magnetite present in his or her body.

When the Eastern Newt reaches the third growth stage, it becomes aquatic.

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