Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Salamandridae |
| Genus | Notophthalmus |
| Species | Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from four counties across four states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
- Georgia
- Dade
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
- Tennessee
- Sevier
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2022.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- NH
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- S2 Imperiled
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- NJ
- S5 Secure
- RI
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- S3 Vulnerable
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- Minnesota
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- Massachusetts
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- S2 Imperiled
- ME
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- S4 Apparently Secure
- DE
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Vermont
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- District of Columbia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S3 Vulnerable
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Godwin, J.C. 2008. Biological inventory of the cave and karst systems of The Nature Conservancy's Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 40 pp.
- McGregor, S.W., Rheams, K.F., O'Neil, P.E., Moser, P.H. & Blackwood, R. 1994. Biological, geological, and hydrological investigations in Bobcat, Matthews, and Shelta caves and other selected caves in north Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. 226 pp.
- McGregor, S.W., O'Neil, P.E., Rheams, K.F., Moser, P.H. & Blackwood, R. 1997. Biological, geological, and hydrological investigations in Bobcat, Matthews, and Shelta caves and other selected caves in north Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama Bulletin 166: 1–198.
- Niemiller, M.L. & Miller, B.T. 2009. A survey of the cave-associated herpetofauna of the eastern United States with an emphasis on salamanders. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Speleology, Kerrville, Texas, USA, Volume 1: 249–256.
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2717. https://cavebiology.org/species/notophthalmus-viridescens/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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