Kingdom: Animalia - belongs in the animal classification
Phylum: Chordata - has a back bone
Class: Amphibia - cold blooded creaturesOrder: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae - newts
Species: Notophthalmus
Genus: Notophthalmus - newts
My newt is a North American newt. There are three species, there is the Black- Spotted Newt, Striped Newt , and Eastern Newt. They live in small body of freshwater, if their water habitat becomes unstable the adults move on to dry lands. They it water fleas, snails, and beetle larvas. The adults don't an exact food habit, they can practically eat any small invertebrates.
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