Notophthalmus

Notophthalmus is a genus of newts. There are three species. The name derives from Greek νῶτον (nōton), meaning "back", and Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos), meaning "eye".

Notophthalmus
Notophthalmus viridescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
Genus: Notophthalmus
Rafinesque, 1820

Species

Species recognized as of October 2019:[1]

imageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Notophthalmus meridionalis (Cope, 1880)black-spotted newtnortheastern Mexico and southern Texas
Notophthalmus perstriatus (Bishop, 1941)striped newtsouthern Georgia southward into central Florida
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)eastern newteastern North America.
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References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Notophthalmus". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 15 October 2019.


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