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Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens
Red-spotted Newt
Colonial National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Abundant

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

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:		G5T5
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		30 Observations, 3 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bluestone National Scenic River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Catoctin Mountain Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Morristown National Historical Park
National Capital Parks-East	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Suitland Parkway
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	10/10/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/31/2026 8:59:18 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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