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 ...

"It's one of those things where all newts are salamanders, but all salamanders aren't newts," Nick Burgmeier, a research ...

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 ...

Researchers describe the new species as having "large" eyes and "v"-shaped teeth, according to a new peer-reviewed study Researchers initially noticed the creatures while studying amphibians at the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service might be facing a new lawsuit over newts in Crater Lake. The Center for Biological Diversity says Fish and Wildlife failed to protect newts ...

Tualatin Hills Nature Park has an extensive pathway that walks you through the woods and the changing colors of the fall foliage. Be careful not to step on the newts. If you want to know more about ...

From the brightly colored poison frogs of South America to the prehistoric-looking newts of the Western US, the world is filled with beautiful, deadly amphibians. Just a few milligrams of the newt’s ...

A Glen Ellen volunteer dedicates his time to saving “soulful” amphibians from vehicular carnage. On a ribbon of road in West Marin, on wet winter nights when darkness comes early, a herd of determined ...

LOS GATOS — More than 2,695 California newts have lost their lives this winter along a six-mile stretch of a rural road, their small colorful bodies flattened like discarded banana peels. Anne Parsons ...

The latest additions to the San Antonio Zoo are squiggly and can fit in your palm. After the viewer’s eyes adjust to the shadows of the glassed-in exhibit, the shy amphibians appear behind driftwood.

LOS GATOS — More than 2,695 California newts have lost their lives this winter along a six-mile stretch of a rural road, their small colorful bodies flattened like discarded banana peels. Anne Parsons ...