Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
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Identification:
The Eastern newt is found in small lakes, slow rivers, wet forests and streams. Young newts are orange with reddish brown dots. Adults are fully aquatic. After 2 or 3 years of being just in wet places it goes to a pond and becomes fully aquatic. The adults have yellowish undersides and their backs are brown with red and brown dots. The larva has gills and does not leave the pond when it is first born. They thrive best in muddy environments.
Niche:
The Eastern newt is a consumer (omnivore) because it eats plants and it eats insects and bugs. The role the newt has is it provides food for animals and it eats plants and the bugs and insects so that they don't overpopulate. It also creates more biodiversity by keeping the bug population down.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_newt
Sources and Credits
- (c) Anita Gould, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Anita Gould, http://www.flickr.com/photos/61897811@N00/1305256303
- (c) Dave Huth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/davemedia/13839842234/
- Adapted by paintedturtle4321 from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notophthalmus_viridescens
