Black-spotted Newt

Notophthalmus meridionalis, the black-spotted newt or Texas newt, is a species of aquatic newt native to northeastern Mexico and southern Texas in the United States. This amphibian was put on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species in 2008 with populations still decreasing. It was reclassified to Vulnerable in 2022.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Black-spotted Newt being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Ommatotriton vittatus
• Lissotriton maltzani
• Lissotriton boscai
• Ommatotriton ophryticus
• Triturus macedonicus
• Pleurodeles waltl — considered venomous

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Caudata

Family

Salamandridae

Genus

Notophthalmus

Species

Notophthalmus meridionalis

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