The great crested newt lives only in Europe. Females, which are larger than males, can reach 7 inches in length, making these stout-bodied amphibians the continent’s largest newts.

Their skin also contains tetrodotoxin (TTX), a chemical that's 1,000 times more toxic to humans than cyanide and plays a major role in deterring potential predators from gulping down the tasty ...

The Crater Lake newt only exists in the rich, blue waters of the Oregon national park. Its population has been declining in recent years, mostly due to growing numbers of signal crayfish.

Some predators do swap between land and water, but it’s rare to be equally adept in both. It’s time to meet one of the most adaptable predators alive – the Alpine newt. In and out of water ...

Started in 2019, West Marin's Chileno Valley Newt Brigade is the first newt rescue project in California. In 2024, it's a model for amphibian conservation. SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Crater Lake newt lacks defenses. The Crater Lake newt is a subspecies of the more common rough-skinned newt. While the rough-skinned newt has a potent neurotoxin to deter predators, the Crater ...

The newts are a subspecies of the rough-skinned newt that lives across the Pacific Northwest. The Crater Lake newt has been found only in the waters and along the shoreline of the lake.

Crater Lake newts, also known as Mazama newts, are a subspecies of the more widely distributed rough-skinned newt. While the rough-skinned newt produces a potent neurotoxin to deter predators, the ...

Prod a Spanish ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl) at your own risk. These flat-headed animals have a nasty surprise in store for wannabe predators: They can rotate their ribs forward so that they ...

Much like the X-Men mutant Wolverine, the ribbed newt is able to pop its bones back inside its body and quickly heal the skin after an attack, but this amphibian has an extra feature Logan doesn’t.

Amphibians with vivid colours to warn predators they are poisonous or bad-tasting typically evolve from species that only show their colours when they flee or deliberately display them ...