slender; the front legs are about half the size of the hind ones. The 

 skin is finely wrinkled. The aquatic adult is olive green to reddish 

 brown above, with a row of black-rimmed red spots running down 

 either side of the middle, and sometimes fusing into two irregular 

 lines. The body is peppered with black spots. The underside of the 

 body is lemon to orange-yellow and is separated from the back by 

 a dense row of black spots along either side. The sides of the tail 



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Newfs in the aquafic phase 



have two dark lines with a light line running between them. The 

 tail is somewhat longer than the combined length of the head and 

 body, and is keeled in the aquatic adults. 



The terrestrial, immature Newt varies from dull reddish brown 

 to bright orange-red in color. Its skin is rough, and the tail is oval. 



The larval Newt is greenish brown. During late summer it ab- 

 sorbs its double fringe of reddish gills and turns vermilion on the 

 back, orange-yellow below. It may or may not have a sprinkling 

 of black spots. The skin then becomes rough and the tail lacks the 

 keels of skin. 



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