DFW HERPS |
Notophthalmus viridescens |
Eastern Newt |
EASTERN NEWT Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) STATUS: Very rare DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Dallas and Kaufman HABITAT: Post Oak Belt SUBSPECIES: Central Newt (N. v. louisianensis Wolterstorff, 1914) COMMENTS: Data on the Dallas County central newt specimen do not indicate what habitat it came from. No observations have been reported on this species from the Metroplex. |