The turtles, snakes, frogs and other reptiles and amphibians of New England and the north/Newts
SALAMANDERS AND NEWTS. Urodela.
1. Newt. Evet, Eft. Diemyctylus viridescens.
Length, three-and-one-half inches; greenish or reddish-brown; light-yellow underneath; row of red dots on sides, and small black dots on belly; tail, flat. Aquatic.
2. Red Newt. Diemyctylus miniatus.
Length, three-and-one-half inches: similar to above, but bright red. Under stones on land.
3. Spring Newt. Desmognathus fusca.
Length, four inches: blackish-brown, with gray spots; marbled underneath. Common in springs: very lively.
4. Striped Salamander. Spelerpes bilineatus.
Length, three inches; yellow, with a dark stripe on each side; belly not spotted; tail as long as body.
5. Cave Salamander. Spelerpes longicauda.
Length, five inches; orange-yellow, with black spots; tail much longer than body. Found in subterranean caves.
6. Red Salamander. Spelerpes ruber.
Length, six inches; bright-red with many dark spots; tail round, not longer than body.
7. Purple Salamander. Gyrinophilus porphyriticus.
Length, six inches; purplish or yellowish-brown, with irregular gray blotches. Found in mountain brooks.
8. Red-backed Salamander. Plethodon erythronotus.
Length, three-and-one-half inches; gray-brown, with a red stripe along; the back; slender. Quite common.
9. Stout Salamander. Plethodon glutinosus.
Length, six inches; black, with bluish-gray spots and specks; stouter than No. 8. Terrestrial.
10. Four-toed Salamander. Hemidactylium scutatum.
Length, two-and-one-half inches; brown, white underneath, with black spots; four toes on hind feet. Southern.
11. Dark Blunt-nosed Salamander. Amblystoma opacum.
Length, three-and-one-half inches; black, with fourteen blue-gray crossbars; belly, dark-blue. Western and Southwestern.
12. Tiger Salamander. Amblystoma tigrinum.
Length, eight inches; dark brown, with yellow crossbars and blotches; body, thick and strong.
13. Spotted Salamander. Amblystoma punctatum.
Length, six inches; black, with a row of large, round yellow spots on each side and legs. Common under stones.
14. Jefferson′s Salamander. Amblystoma jeffersonianum.
Length, six inches; blackish-brown or lead-color, with bluish-white spots; head small and body slender. Western.
15. Mud Puppy. Water Dog. Necturus maculatus.
Length, twenty-four inches; brown, spotted; bright-red gills in three tufts on each side. Aquatic. Western and Southern.