Notophthalmus
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| Notophthalmus viridescens | |
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| Genus: | Notophthalmus Rafinesque, 1820
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Notophthalmus is a genus of newts known commonly as North American newts. There are three species. The name derives from Greek νῶτον (nōton), meaning "back", and Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos), meaning "eye".
Species
- Black-spotted newt, Notophthalmus meridionalis (Cope, 1880)
- Striped newt, Notophthalmus perstriatus (Bishop, 1941)
- Eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
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