Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens

[liam]

Hi again, my apologies for the continued barrage of photos This should be the last one.

Another amplexus from this evening, the female again escaped afterwards:

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Liam.

 

[leanne]

Liam, I bet the yawning and contortions were some last stages of the shedding process.

 

[liam]

Yeah, that was one of my thoughts too

. I thought maybe by having her eyelids closed and tensing, then relaxing she would "pop off", or loosen any skin remaining around her eyes and elsewhere - or somesuch - but i'm really not sure!

. That was the 2nd time I've seen it done.

Liam.

 

[meghan]

WOW...do I feel stupid now. I have 4 of these guys and I was totally unaware you could make these guys semi aquatic. I suppose aquatic for breeding right? I have mine in a total land setting BUT it's misted often. Mine are still young though. They're only about 2 1/2 inches long and 2 are still red/orange.

 

[mike]

Hi Meghan,

Adults are totally aquatic, if kept at the correct temperature.
Efts normally spend 2-3 years terrestrially in captivity, though some skip this stage entirely.
It's all here: http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Notophthalmus/N_viridescens.shtml

 

[meghan]

I even printed that article a long time ago.... where have I been?

 

[rubén]

Wow... nice pics of one of the most beautiful species of newt