Enter the eastern newt, an amphibian with three different forms, whose ability to transform its body and its lifestyle makes its peers look like amateurs.

Red efts are the terrestrial stage of the Eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens, one of the many salamanders here in the Northeast. There are many different kinds of salamanders — sirens, giant, ...

Eastern newts can also adjust their development in response to the presence of predators. One experiment found that eggs raised in the same body of water as dragonfly nymphs, hatched into larvae with ...

The red eft is the terrestrial phase in the three-part life cycle of the Eastern spotted newt. This small amphibian can grow to a maximum length of about 5 inches, but only after it has gone on ...

Juvenile Stage – also known as the Eft Phase (only in some species): In some species, like the Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens), the larva develops into a terrestrial eft.

The red eft, the second stage of the Eastern spotted newt’s life cycle, is the most commonly seen salamander in the region and one of the easiest to spot in ...

Walewski became interested in the salamander project while taking “Introduction to Biological Inquiry” with Douglass during his first year at Conn. But the eastern newt’s genome is roughly 10 times ...

A eastern newt paddles across a pond at the Washington Works Nature Trails late one afternoon recently. The park is open to the public and contains a wide variety of wildlife and plants. If you ...

An adult eastern newt that commonly inhabits ponds and wetlands in the eastern U.S. The research team will investigate various questions such as how temperature affects their susceptibility and ...