Is this a newt? Ambystomid? different specimen than in my other recent thread

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Another larva I recently caught, I think in a different pond. about 1 inch (2.5 cm) to the end of the tail. I admit the legs were small enough enough when I first caught it to think it was an insect larva without a case. wow.

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Looks like a Notophtalmus larva to me.
 
Azhael said:
Looks like a Notophtalmus larva to me.
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I don't know much about Id'ing larvae. What about the larva make it seem to be a newt? Jim Harding at MSU suggested newt, too.

And update: It has not metamorphosed but has grown. Is there some way to get it to go through metamorphosis? In nature, if crowded and/or the pond is drying, almost certainly would metamorphose in order to avoid dying. Does anyone know know the cue that causes this?

Here are some new photos:

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Let it grow. The bigger it gets before metamorphosis, the better off it will be.

The pointy snout and the stripe through the eye give it away as a Noto. The fact that you found it in Michigan helps too. Choices are pretty limited there!
 
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