Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Eastern red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)

Detailed Description

Cover photo from USGS Open-File Report 2018-1150. This species is susceptible to Bsal.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

USGS Open-File Report 2018-1150
Hopkins, M.C., Adams, M.J., Super, P.E., Olson, D.H., Hickman, C.R., English, P., Sprague, L., Maska, I.B., Pennaz, A.B., Ludwig, K.A., 2018, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) in Appalachia- Using Scenario Building to Proactively Prepare for a Wildlife Disease Outbreak Caused by an Invasive Amphibian Chytrid Fungus: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018-1150, p. 31, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181150