Notophthalmus

North American newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Notophthalmus Rafinesque, 1820

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

Species

• Black-spotted newt, Notophthalmus meridionalis (Cope, 1880)
• Striped newt, Notophthalmus perstriatus (Bishop, 1941)
• Eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)

References

• Animal Diversity Web: Notophthalmus viridescens

Genera of newts (Pleurodelinae)
East Asia	Crocodile newts (Tylototriton) Fire belly newts (Cynops) Mountain newts (Echinotriton) Paddle-tail newts (Pachytriton) Warty newts (Paramesotriton)
North America	Eastern newts (Notophthalmus) Pacific newts (Taricha)
Europe, North Africa and West Asia	Alpine newts (Ichthyosaura) Banded newts (Ommatotriton) Crested and marbled newts (Triturus) European brook newts (Calotriton) European mountain newts (Euproctus) Ribbed newts (Pleurodeles) Small-bodied newts (Lissotriton) Spotted newts (Neurergus)
† Fossil genera	Archaeotriton Brachycormus Carpathotriton Chelotriton Koalliella Palaeopleurodeles