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Definition of Notophthalmus
1. Noun. Newts.
Generic synonyms: Amphibian Genus
Group relationships: Family Salamandridae, Salamandridae
Medical Definition of Notophthalmus
1. A genus of newts of the salamandridae family found in north america in areas east of the 100th meridian. A common species is notophthalmus viridescens. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Notophthalmus
Literary usage of Notophthalmus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles by Leonhard Stejneger, Thomas Barbour (1917)
"5 TYPE: miniatus = viridescens notophthalmus meridionalis (COPE) ... TYPE LOCALITY:
Surroundings of the Bay of San Francisco, notophthalmus ..."
2. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1882)
"... to the dull or olive of the notophthalmus viridescens, that upon being thrown
into water they struggled to land, but soon returned to the water, ..."
3. Ecosystem Disturbance and Wildlife Conservation in Western Grasslands: A edited by Deborah M. Finch (1998)
"The black-spotted newt (notophthalmus meridionalis) of the lower Rio Grande (Rio
Bravo) Valley of Texas and Current threats Human predation' Invasion of ..."
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