Newts

species of amphibian

A newt is a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae. The terrestrial juvenile phase is called an eft. Unlike other members of the family Salamandridae, newts are semiaquatic, alternating between aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Not all aquatic salamanders are considered newts, however. More than 100 known species of newts are found in North America, Europe, North Africa and Asia. Newts metamorphose through three distinct developmental life stages: aquatic larva, terrestrial juvenile (eft), and adult. Adult newts have lizard-like bodies and return to the water every year to breed, otherwise

species of amphibian

species of amphibian

The genus Taricha consists of four species of highly toxic newts in the family Salamandridae. Their common name is Pacific newts, sometimes also western newts or roughskin newts. The four species within this genus are the California newt, the rough-skinned newt, the red-bellied newt, and the Sierra newt, all of which are found on the Pacific coastal region from southern Alaska to southern California, with one species possibly ranging into northern Baja California, Mexico.

Pleurodeles is a genus of three species, the ribbed newts:

species of amphibian

Euproctus, the European mountain salamanders, is a genus of salamanders in the family Salamandridae from Sardinia and Corsica.

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species of amphibian

species of amphibian

species of amphibian

species of amphibians

species of amphibian

Calotriton, or the European brook newts, is a genus of newts native to the Pyrenees and central Catalonia (Catalan Pre-coastal Range). These amphibians were formerly placed within genus Euproctus, but the genus was resurrected in 2005. Instead of Euproctus, they seem more closely related to Triturus, their sister taxon.

Notophthalmus is a genus of newts. There are three species. The name derives from Greek νῶτον (nōton), meaning "back", and Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos), meaning "eye".

Echinotriton is a genus of salamanders in the family Salamandridae. ==Species== It contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- | 120px || Echinotriton andersoni (Boulenger, 1892) || Ryukyu Islands of Japan, and, at least formerly, Mount Guanyin in northern Taiwan |- | || Echinotriton chinhaiensis (Chang, 1932) ||Zhejiang province, China |- | || Echinotriton maxiquadratus Hou, Wu, Yang, Zheng, Yuan, and Li, 2014 || China |- |}

species of amphibian

species of amphibian

species of amphibian

species of amphibian

species of amphibian

species of amphibian

species of amphibian

species of amphibian

Ichthyosaura is a genus of newts in the family Salamandridae, found in Europe. The only extant species is the alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris), although two fossil species are also known.