Black-spotted newt [1] ( Latin: Notophthalmus meridionalis ) is a caudate amphibian of the family of real salamanders living in eastern North America .
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Description
The length of the animals can reach 11 cm. The skin is smooth, olive-colored with numerous black spots. The belly is yellow in color.
Range
This species is the most western of the East American newts. The Mexican states of San Luis Potosi , Tamaulipas , Veracruz , Hidalgo and Puebla are inhabited . In the north, the species distribution zone reaches Texas (territories along the Gulf of Mexico ).
Notes
- ↑ Ananyeva N. B. , Borkin L. Ya. , Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. The five-language dictionary of animal names. Amphibians and reptiles. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1988 .-- S. 32. - 10,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00232-X .