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Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens
red-spotted newt
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
			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:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 3 Vouchers, 2 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	Colonial National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
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	Great Smoky Mountains National 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:	2/13/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/16/2025 5:54:24 PM

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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