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Notophthalmus viridescens
Common Newt, Eastern Newt, Ebbet, Red Eft, Red-spotted Newt
Acadia National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Common Newt, Eastern Newt, Ebbet, Red Eft, Red-spotted Newt
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Caudata, Family Salamandridae, Genus Notophthalmus, Species Notophthalmus viridescens


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		ME: S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 7 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Oxon Run National Parkway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	10/2/2002

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 12:58:22 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

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