eft ( newt or small lizard )

Pronunciation key ( eft )

eft

n.

[ME. euete AS. efeta; older, dial., & literary form of newt].

A small lizard or newt.

Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animals
Phylum	Chordata – chordates
Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrates
Class	Amphibia – Amphibians
Order	Caudata – Salamanders
Family	Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 – Salamanders, Newts
Genus	Notophthalmus Rafinesque, 1820 – Eastern Newts, North American Newts
Direct Children:
Species	Notophthalmus meridionalis (Cope, 1880) – Black-spotted Newt
Species	Notophthalmus perstriatus (Bishop, 1941) – Striped Newt
Species	Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) – Eastern Newt, triton vert

References and Further Reading

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Notophthalmus, Rafinesque, 1820, Taxonomic Serial No.: 173614

Red-spotted Newt / Red Eft, A newt can avoid predators by secreting toxic substances through its skin.

Eastern/Red-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)