HABITAT: Forest floors, moist wooded areas near ponds, rivers, lakes
DESCRIPTION
The newt has an unusual life cycle. The larvae have
gills and live in water. They then become the familiar red color and move on to land where
they spend two or three years. They slowly turn greenish-brown, their tails broaden, and
they return to the water. There they reproduce and live out their lives.
The eastern newt is also called the red-spotted
newt because during the middle stage of its life it is decorated with bright red spots.
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