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Amphibia    Caudata    Salamandridae  

Striped Newt
Notophthalmus perstriatus (Bishop, 1941)
NOH-toh-THAL-mus — per-STRI-at-us

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Province/State Distribution:
United States: Florida Georgia

Taxonomic Etymology:
Named for the fine stripes on its body.
Notophthalmus — From Greek nōton (νῶτον), meaning “back,” and ophthalmos (ὀφθαλμός), meaning “eye,” likely referring to the conspicuous dorsal spots (especially the red "eye-spots") seen in the eft stage.
perstriatus — From Latin per- (through or along) and striatus (striped), meaning “finely striped” or “lined throughout,” referring to the faint dorsal and lateral stripes.

First instance(s) of published English names:
Striped Newt (Diemictylus viridescens perstriatus: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);

Taxon Links:

  
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
  
Amphibian Species of the World
  
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USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database

Selected References:
1941 Bishop, Sherman C. Notes on salamanders with descriptions of several new forms. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (451):1–21
1967 Mecham, John S. Notophthalamus perstriatus.. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (38):1-2
1990 Reilly, Stephen M. Biochemical systematics and evolution of the eastern North American newts, genus Notophthalmus (Caudata: Salamandridae). Herpetologica 46(1):51-59
1995 Dodd, C. Kenneth, Jr. and Linda V. LaClaire. Biogeography and status of the Striped New (Notophthalmus perstriatus) in Georgia, USA. Herpetological Natural History 3(1):37-46
2001 Johnson, Steve A. Life history, ecology, and conservation genetics of the Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus). Dissertation. University of Florida, Gainsville. 156pp.

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