Explore what fills the belly of these close salamander relatives and why they play an important role in their ecosystems.

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

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

Animal underpasses in Vermont are drastically reducing amphibian deaths. Thousands of animals, from mountain lions to newts, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

They also have "rough" skin. Researchers later confirmed that the newly discovered critters are a new species of "crocodile newt," an amphibian named for their resemblance to crocodiles.

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 ...

“Crater Lake newts are unique little amphibians on the brink of extinction and urgent action is needed for them to have any chance of survival,” said Chelsea Stewart-Fusek, an endangered species ...