Amphibians are especially vulnerable to such threats, but a new study in the Journal for Nature Conservation shows that ...

Great crested newts are holding up a planned Norfolk school extension, even though none of the amphibians have actually been ...

Usually, finding one of the country’s rarest creatures would be good news - but for a school, it has only caused disruption.

In the quiet mountain villages of northern Portugal, centuries-old stone water tanks and irrigation channels may now be ...

The red eft, the second stage of the Eastern spotted newt’s life cycle, is the most commonly seen salamander in the region ...

We hope to serve as a model for other communities to protect and preserve their migrating amphibians.” A photo of a newt on top of a person’s hand was pasted underneath. Sally Gale ...

Those cuts will make it harder to protect the newt, which is currently threatened by invasive crayfish that prey on the little amphibian, the Center for Biological Diversity said. “Crater Lake ...

Enter the eastern newt, an amphibian with three different forms, whose ability to transform its body and its lifestyle makes its peers look like amateurs. All eastern newts begin life as jelly ...

Newt patrol braves dark, wet nights to shepherd adult and juvenile newts and other amphibians and reptiles, across rural Chileno Valley Road in northern Marin County. Members hope eventually that ...

The newts play a role in keeping the lake clear and clean by eating plankton. Without them, algae growth would increase and threaten that clarity. “Amphibians act as canaries in the coal mine ...

A newt is a type of salamander native to East Tennessee. The amphibians have lizard-shaped bodies with four legs and long tails, according to Live Science. Newts are generally about 4 to 5 inches ...