newt

In this photograph, taken just after sunset, when amphibians are active, Juan Ramón Fernández Cardenete is checking the number of Iberian ribbed newts (Ple...

A male (left) and female Palmate Newt. Note the distinctive hair-like filament at the end of the male's tail. Photo: NPWS The palmate newt—a newt species na...

Researchers have discovered that female Taricha newts possess significantly higher levels of tetrodotoxin, a potent neurotoxin, than their male counterpart...

Tylototriton ngoclinhensis was discovered during a fieldwork expedition in May 2022. They were found on the forest floor near a body of water. Tylototri...

The Crocodile newt is among the most threatened amphibians in the world, with many species facing habitat loss, overexploitation, pollution, disease, and ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission finally approved to adding the striped newt to the state’s threatened species list. Found primaril...

The newt can use tetrodotoxin from its skin glands to induce lethargy af the attacking snake and win enough time to escape from death. Read more info ab...