CalPhotos    Photo Database

Notophthalmus viridescens; Red-spotted Newt   

Contributors      Log In  
 

click photo for larger file
Notophthalmus viridescens
Notophthalmus viridescens
Red-spotted Newt
Photographer: Joyce Gross
Collection: AmphibiaWeb

ID: 1111 1111 2222 0094 (2001-05-28)

Copyright © 2001 Joyce Gross

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  May 13, 2001
  • location   Ringwood Preserve, Freeville (Tompkins County, New York, US)
  • family Salamandridae
  • order Caudata
  • class Amphibia
  • notes   Male and female adults in amplexus under water. The male is on top with his rear limbs grasping the female in front of her forelimbs. Note the male's swollen vent. He is fanning his tail to spread cloacal secretions towards the female's nostrils.
  • camera   Canon EOS Elan II E; 100mm macro lens; Kodak slide film
  • photo category: Animal - Amphibian

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Red-spotted Newt (photographer)
  • View AmphibiaWeb record for Notophthalmus viridescens
  • View all photos in CalPhotos of Notophthalmus viridescens
  • Check Google Images for Notophthalmus viridescens


  • The photographer's identification Notophthalmus viridescens has not been reviewed. Click here to review or comment on the identification.

     
    Using this photo   The thumbnail photo (128x192 pixels) on this page may be freely used for personal or academic purposes without prior permission under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law as long as the photo is clearly credited with © 2001 Joyce Gross. For other uses, or if you have questions, contact Joyce Gross joyceg_NO_SPAM@berkeley.edu. (Remove "_NO_SPAM" from this email address before sending an email.)


     

    Copyright © 1995-2023 UC Regents. All rights reserved.

    CalPhotos is a project of BNHM     University of California, Berkeley