#notophthalmus viridescens viridescens

[stranger-nature]

Red-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens) - Southwest Ohio, 3/24/2023

[caniform-friend]

My watercolor pencil drawing of a juvenile eastern newt i saw while in my forest :)

Notophthalmus viridescens

[laomelettedufromage]

It’s a shame that there isn’t a popular gummy snack out there that’s shaped and colored like an eastern newt with how… gummy-like they are

[chunkula3]

Woe.

Newt be upon you.

[frogbestfriend]

Not now kitten, daddy's on iNaturalist

[hawkpartys]

his hat

observation of wasp resting on the head of a red-spotted Newt (notophthalmus viridescens ssp. viridescens) by cholmesphoto

[herpsandbirds]

I have been saving this ask for a time in which I felt particularly down and I think this week fits that bill. Salamanders are my favorite animal, do you have any cute salamander friends from around the world you could share? :]

Sure thing booboo, here are some slimy little friends for you...

Spanish Ribbed Newts (Pleurodeles waltl), family Salamandridae, found on the Iberian Peninsula and coastal NW Africa

photograph by Peter Halasz

Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium mavortium), larva/tadpole, family Ambystomatidae, West TX, USA

This is a subspecies of the Western Tiger Salamander.

photograph by John P Clare

Fire Salamanders (Salamandra salamandra gigliolii), family Salamandridae, Campania, Italy 

Poisonous.

photograph by Laura Bok

Chiriquí Fire Salamander (Bolitoglossa cathyledecae), family Plethodontidae, endemic to the  Chiriquí Province of Panama

First described in 2022.

photograph by Mike Ponce

Broken-Striped Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens dorsalis), male, family Salamandridae, Scotland County, North Carolina, USA

photograph by John P Clare

Midland Mud Salamander (Pseudotriton montanus diastictus), family Plethodontidae, SW Virginia, USA

photographs by Tristan Clark

[vandaliatraveler]

Walk with me: Mid-summer hike through a Central Appalachian forest. As summer hurtles toward its final explosive act, the forest's living things embrace urgent, primordial impulses triggered by shrinking daylight: to bloom, to seed, to feed, and to reproduce before the killing frost of Autumn shocks the earth into hibernation. In the deep forest, the fetid perfume of decaying fungi signals the countdown has begun. From top: a bumblebee traversing the fanning pink flowers of hollow-stemmed Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium fistulosum); the maturing red stem and flowers of seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia), also known as rattlebox and square-pod water-primrose, a very attractive wetlands annual with four-sided seed capsules; cowbane (Oxypolis rigidior), also known as common water dropwort, a delicate, marsh-loving member of the carrot family that also happens to be toxic; Allegheny hawkweed (Hieracium paniculatum), also known as panicled hawkweed, a spindly-stemmed member of the dandelion tribe; the lovely and hallucinogenic fly agaric (Amanita muscaria); a sprawling colony of sulphur shelf fungus (Laetiporus sulphureus), an edible delicacy otherwise known as chicken of the woods; a red eft (Notophthalmus viridescens); white wood aster (Eurybia divaricata); a twin set of common puffballs (Lycoperdon perlatum); the fungal version of suburban sprawl courtesy of orange moss agaric (Rickenella fibula); a gelatinous serving of orange witches' butter (Dacrymyces chrysospermus); a fiery clump of eastern Jack-o-lanterns (Omphalotus illudens); a potter wasp (Ancistrocerus campestris) drinking from the clumped white flowers of virgin's bower (Clematis virginiana); one of my all-time favorite critters, a locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae), taking its nectar fill from flat-top goldentop (Euthamia graminifolia), also known as grass-leaved goldenrod; a green metallic sweat bee (Augochloropsis ?) finding sustenance from parasol white-top (Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata), also known as flat-top aster; and the intricate purple flowers of tall ironweed (Vernonia gigantea).

[swamp-boggler]

Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens).

Apalachicola National Forest, FL.

[uncharismatic-fauna]

trick or treat

I'll give you an eastern red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)!

[petra-constella]

Eastern Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens While hiking on a trail somewhat near St. Louis, we found a tiny pond under some pylons that had a variety of species living within it! One of which we saw multiple of were these tiny, very young Eastern Newts! When handling any amphibians, be sure your skin has no open wounds, and I think it's good practice to wet your hand with the water they've been in before handling. That is to say, it's usually best to leave them alone and observe at a distance. We're uncertain why at this point, but this newt and at least one other species nearby (spotted salamander) had these strange lumps/bubbles on some parts of their body. I don't believe it to be natural, so I'm hoping it's not some localized infection in the area. All that aside, seeing newts swim up to us was a highlight of the trip! They're the cutest little things, and they're so curious!

[anim-otd]

Animal of the day: Eastern red-spotted newt! (Notophthalmus viridescens) These small amphibians inhabit the streams and ponds of Eastern North America! They are known for their red eft stage (pictured above) during which they exhibit a bright orange coloration meant to warn predators of their toxicity! They are in fact poisonous, and anything that eats them will subsume their highly potent neurotoxins into its body! Image source: https://mlbs.virginia.edu/organism/notophthalmus_viridescens

[coniferousfreak]

Pictures taken by me! DO NOT TAKE CREDIT!

Eastern Newt

Subspecies, Red Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens)

Photo Credit- Kaylin R Brown

[amenoromen]

Hi! Tell me your top 10 headcanons for Zombieman/Dr.Genus

1. G disinfects Z's wounds, even if it's not necessary, because it's a good alternative to pain to feel closer to people

2. It is difficult for number 66 to navigate in everyday things

He often demonstrates excessive defensive behavior in response to critical comments

The comfort zone in the financial sphere is Zo's personal level of permission, but G takes care of his comfort for him

3. Number 66 has a change in taste perception because half of the diet in the era of the evolutionary house consisted of sublimates in portion packages

G usually cooks for two, taking into account the restrictions on the level of salt and sugar in products

4. the liquid medium in the culture tank gave rise to the appearance of a neurotic disorder in number 66 when immersed in water

5. The Number 66 often makes error in writing

G forced him to attend evening classes because he planned to explain to him the structure of writing an essay and offer a list of references for annotation

6. The attachment of number 66 to a significant person is a range on which the degree of basic trust in the world is determined

I don't think G understands the concept of family, he would be a typical example of a narcissistic parent who punishes by ignoring and constantly makes you feel like you're not doing enough for him

He was a good handler, but a dysfunctional father figure to number 66

7. The way of thinking of number 66 is often very deviant

For example, when he unbuttons G's trousers instead of verbally thanking him

8. only amphibians have hundreds of genes that are supposedly involved in the regeneration of damaged tissues. they are not found in the genomes of other vertebrates

the Nox genes are a large family of genes that determine the body structure scheme in multicellular animals

in humans, there are four sets of Nox genes that partially duplicate each other (they were formed from one as a result of two full- genome duplications)

the complexes of homeotic genes have become a testing ground for the study of non-coding DNA, which occupies about 98% of our genome tiling

+ amphibian genome, ten times higher than the human genome

thus, the ability to tissue engineering of sample 66 may be due to the sequencing of the genome of the east american newt (notophthalmus viridescens)

9. What if Zo's pathological attachment to G was formed on the basis of retrograde amnesia since, due to the inability to recall recent previous episodes, pseudo-memories were born to restore the missing moments of his life

It is characterized by lack of memories of any given events which were directly preceding unconsciousness, a craniocereberal trauma or anesthesia

Results from damage of the areas of a brain connected with incidental and declarative memory including autobiographical data

More extensive damage limited to the hippocampus causes temporary amnesia for a period of 15 to 25 years

(Was his real name erased and replaced with a serial number?)

10.

Zo's apartment has little white color, bloodstained bandages on the floor, gutted blister packs and dishes that have not been washed for a long time, so G does a general cleaning twice a month

11. G has an obissive compulsive disorder, so both of them are covered by one unspoken rule - to shower for three minutes after sex, because poor hygiene increases the risk of developing skin diseases and infections

Zo thinks the gloves will reduce the sensitivity of his fingers

In the end, G stops at the examination gloves, which are not powdered, because they are thinner than surgical gloves

I'm sorry for the low level of English 🛐

[thenativetank]

VA Native Fish Hunting - 19

We're back, baby! My last fish hunt was in September 2022 and with the weather warming up several days in a row, I figured this was a good time to try my hand at some fishing. I was on the hunt for a few specific species so I went back to one of my old haunts (and I got what as I was looking for!). Some nice finds under the cut.

My first dip of the day found me this lovely little crayfish! I'm really not the best at identifying these guys; around here we have a few Procambarus spp. crayfish so that's a no brainer. iNaturalist suggests it might be White River Crayfish (P. acutus) or the Louisiana Crayfish (P. clarkii). Hard to say for sure, all I know is he was very patient during the photo opp before being returned to the water.

My second dip caught this guy! This is a Red-Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens), a pretty common find in this neck of the woods. In this particular place, I find one most times I go fishing. Which to be fair I'm not complaining about - I think they are neat! Sort of protected in the area, you can keep 1 per day that you catch, but they need to be returned within 30 days. Weird.

My first fish of the day! And not one I was really hunting for. Definitely a Lepomis spp. Sunfish, but determining which is which at the smaller sizes can be difficult. I'm fairly (85%) certain that this is a Warmouth (L. gulosus), which have the broken lines and lovely purple sheen at this size. Bluegill are often found in this area too, though, so I might be off. Hard to say! iNaturalist has not confirmed my assessment yet.

Okay, finally something I was searching for! I was down to 6 Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) in my native tank and was interested in catching some more. Across the time there, I caught many, but ended up taking about 10 of them home with me. But what I really came here for were...

Bluespotted Sunfish (Enneacanthus gloriosus)! One of my favorite native fish, for aquarium keeping or otherwise, I have 4 at home currently and was interested in bolstering the numbers a bit. This was the biggest one I found, but I caught many this day, perhaps 10 or 12...

This was the smallest one! Needless to say, anything smaller than 1.5 inches I put back. I assume there must have been a spawning event recently since 8 of the 12 I caught were smaller guys. Very very cool to see, and more interesting information to log for later. Overall, a very successful trip! Looking forward to more fishing days this summer!

[onlinecuriositycabinet]

Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) eft found in Southern Maine, US. 

“This species generally has three distinct life stages: aquatic larvae, terrestrial juvenile (or eft) and aquatic adult. In the larval stage, eastern newts have smoother olive green skin, narrow tails and feathery external gills. During this stage, they can only live in water. After two to five months, they develop into a terrestrial eft that is brighter orange-red in color. The eft's lungs, legs and eyelids make it more suited for life on land. Newts may travel great distances to new water sources during this time, making their homes in leaf litter along the way. Generally, efts metamorphose into aquatic adults after two to three years; however, some populations remain in the eft stage permanently, only entering pools to breed. Examples of newts that reached sexual maturity while maintaining their external gills, called neotenic newts, have also been reported. As aquatic adults, eastern newts can survive on land.” 

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/eastern-newt https://www.instagram.com/p/BtejYJxHSyc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=