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title: "Canadese watersalamander"
description: "Notophthalmus viridescens — Amfibieën. The eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) is a common newt of eastern North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eastern-newt
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Canadese watersalamander

> Notophthalmus viridescens — Amfibieën. The eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) is a common newt of eastern North America.

- Scientific name: *Notophthalmus viridescens*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren), `zoo` (Dierentuin en huisdieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 85797
- Wikidata: [Q1552306](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1552306)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27805](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27805)

## Names

- en: Eastern Newt
- de: Grünlicher Wassermolch
- es: Tritón oriental
- fr: Notophthalme vert
- nl: Canadese watersalamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (76005), CA (7186)

## Summary

The eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) is a common newt of eastern North America. It frequents small lakes, ponds, vernal ponds and streams or nearby wooded areas. The eastern newt produces tetrodotoxin, which makes the species unpalatable to predatory fish and crayfish. It has a lifespan of 12 to 15 years in the wild, and it may grow to 5 in (13 cm) in length.  These animals are common aquarium pets, being either collected from the wild or sold commercially. The striking bright orange juvenile stage, which is land-dwelling, is known as a red eft. Some sources blend the general name of the species and that of…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_newt

## Photo

![Canadese watersalamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-newt/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daniel Estabrooks · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230885964

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-newt?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).