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Forgive the gratuitous newtity

March 16, 2015 by retrieverman

Eastern newts, red-spotted form, are now out and ready to spawn.

And yes, here is some porn:

Posted in Amphibians | Tagged Eastern newt, newt, red-spotted newt | 3 Comments

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on March 16, 2015 at 7:29 pm pondpawed

They will return they claim. Are these different than the orange spotted neuts or just a different skin for season?
- on March 16, 2015 at 7:34 pm retrieverman
  
  Good question. We have the same species in West Virginia that you do in New Hampshire. The orange form is the eft. The new larvae metamorphose into terrestrial form which is bright orange, and they remain like that for several years. Then they become the adult aquatic form.
  
  Here’s an eft of the species: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSn496JVMfk
on March 16, 2015 at 11:21 pm cyborgsuzy

Much prettier than our west coast rough skinned newts.

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