The red eft, the second stage of the Eastern spotted newt’s life cycle, is the most commonly seen salamander in the region ...

It has been a long, wet, raw month of May and my outdoor time has been curtailed by rotten weather on the weekends. So, it ...

The Eastern red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) has been extensively studied for its capacity to regenerate its lens up to 18 times with no reduction in efficacy. When regenerating a limb, ...

Rarely seen Bryde’s whales were recently recorded off the coast of Thailand, video footage shows. Screengrab from the Thai Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation The ...

Females, on guard. Until that moment, all that was known about one praying mantis species — Microphotina viridescens — was learned by observing males, according to an April 15 study published ...

Closeup on a colorful but poisonous red eft of the Eastern or Broken-Striped Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens on moss. Image via Depositphotos. The Eastern newt, common throughout eastern North America ...

A newt is "any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia," or ...

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I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. An Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) exhibits its Red Eft state in southwest Virginia. July ... More 2019. The Cumberland Forest ...