Eastern Newts – Notophthalmus viridescens
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Update
In the cellar the temperature was 12°C and the adults start to getting active, so I end the overwintering and take them back into the fish room.
Directly from the cellar:
Five minutes later:
A closer look:
Now I have started the water adaption. hope all works well like last year.
That was quick, first male is starting to put on the wedding suit. Note the dark tiptoes at the hind limbs.
Eggs, eggs, lots of eggs
And the first larvaes. Till know seven.
I had some great luck this weekend in finding eastern newts for the first time in the wild. I was checking out some vernal pools in a local state park and found adults and tadpoles along with huge numbers of wood frog tadpoles, American toad eggs (and spawning adults) and what I think are spotted salamander eggs. I had checked these pools out many times over the years but this is the first time I have seen newts. The bottom of both pools are covered with fallen leaves so I can see how I missed them. They blended in well with the background and had plenty of places to hide. Now I can check back over the summer and hopefully will be able to find some red efts.
One of the adults, a cb 2013 and one cb 2014
Since mid of november it’s overwintering time again. Maybe in the beginning of january I can start the operation F2. The cb 2013 are then nearly two years old.
I have taken a shot while controlling their health. On the pic are three adults and two of the cb 2013.
Cheers,
Thomas
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