If you see a little orange guy crawling in the woods in West Virginia, it’s probably an eastern newt, the Mountain State's ...

Toxic, cannibalistic, and indiscriminately predatory: four species of tiny Taricha, or Pacific newt, carry a deadly poison around the misty forest floors from Alaska to Southern California. Don’t let ...

Sometimes smooth, sometimes slippery, but always unique. Introducing one of the most interesting salamander relatives: newts. Newts are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. This lizard-frog ...

There’s a new newt in town, and local amphibian experts are worried about what its presence could mean for Whatcom’s ecosystems. “The red-spotted newt is an adorable little critter, but everyone’s ...

The Montseny brook newt, measuring just four inches long, is considered the rarest amphibian breed in Europe. As a part of conservation efforts, the species was bred at the Chester Zoo in England for ...

A “cute little newt” has found itself in the middle of a fight between a leading environmental organization and the Trump administration. The Center for Biological Diversity on Thursday announced its ...

The Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl) has a unique method of defence. This amphibian has earned the nickname ‘real life Wolverine’ because it can rotate its ribs in such a way that the ribs will ...