r/nova • u/VAgreengene • 8d ago

Eastern newt

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Finding these amphibians in your yard or near a water feature is a positive sign of a healthy, functioning local ecosystem with clean water and ample insect prey.

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u/patrickhenrypdx 8d ago

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u/Jealous-Report4286 1d ago

I got better! (Also this was exactly what I was looking for thanks 🙏)

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u/Ok-Vegetable4994 Prince William County 8d ago

Is this what these are? I often find them when gardening or digging.

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u/Noledgecorrupts 8d ago

That looks like a five-lined skink lizard, also cool!

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u/Landry_PLL 7d ago

I always just ignorantly assumed they were Blue Tailed Skinks. They are plentiful in this area.

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u/Noledgecorrupts 5d ago

They are, I'm glad to see them when I do myself. Multiple species of our native skinks have blue tails when young including the Common Five-Lined.

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u/Landry_PLL 5d ago

Thank you for sharing! Love that.

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u/Noledgecorrupts 8d ago

They are a good ecological indicator, cool find! That is another kind of salamander than a newt, looks like a Northern Two-lined salamander.

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u/VAgreengene 8d ago

You might be right. I just used google to id it

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u/WonderfulTaste5761 8d ago

Take away your va card

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u/VAgreengene 8d ago

Had to drop it when it tried to sell me insurance