Mating eastern spotteds in NH

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I'm visiting in central New Hampshire and checked out a local pond. There were eastern spotted newts in mating posture. I was curious b/c of the time of year. Seems like it is late for newts to be laying eggs. Any insights?
 
This off-season mating is not unknown. Presuming successful mating, egg deposition will be delayed until spring.

See this article from the Bulletin of the Chicago Herp. Society [41(8):149-153, 2006] by David Sever:
"The “False Breeding Season” of the Eastern Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens"
http://www2.selu.edu/Academics/Faculty/dsever/Sever_chs.pdf

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