Eastern newt
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The eastern newt is a common newt of eastern North America. It frequents small lakes, ponds, vernal ponds and streams or nearby wooded areas. The eastern newt produces tetrodotoxin, which makes the sp
Redspotted newt
Red Eft seen on a moss-covered rock near a creek in Crossville, Tennessee
Terrestrial juvenile stage ("red eft")
Eft near Northfield, Massachusetts
Tetrodotoxin
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Tetrodotoxin is a potent neurotoxin. Its name derives from Tetraodontiformes, an order that includes pufferfish, porcupinefish, ocean sunfish, and triggerfish; several of these species carry the toxin
Eastern newt
…is a common newt of eastern North America. It frequents small lakes, ponds, vernal ponds and streams or nearby wooded areas. The eastern newt produces tetrodotoxin, which makes the species unpalatable to predatory fish and crayfish. It has a lifespan of 12 to 15 years in the wild, and it may grow to 5 in (13 cm…
A Chinese pharmacopoeia, 1930.