Notophthalmus viridescens (Caudata: Salamandridae)
Red-spotted Newt
Ringwood Preserve, Freeville, Tompkins County, New York
May 13, 2001

Male and female adults in amplexus under water. The male is on top with his rear limbs grasping the female in front of her forelimbs. Note the male's swollen vent. He is fanning his tail to spread cloacal secretions towards the female's nostrils.