Category: Amphibians

  • Brumation of Box Turtles

    Brumation of Box Turtles

    Brumation is a bit like hibernation, but warm-blooded animals hibernate while reptiles and amphibians brumate. Somewhat different. Our box turtles that we’re so familiar with dig burrows in soft soil in late autumn as the weather cools. They often return to the same location year after year, often to a site that is covered with…

  • Red-spotted Newt

    Red-spotted Newt

          I have an adult Red-spotted Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens, in my small pond. Doing research, and learning about this newt has been a fun journey. A type of salamander, they start out their life in a pond, marsh, stream or small lake, as an egg mass that resembles a big wad of cotton, attached to…