Newt
Generic name used to describe several partially terrestrial salamanders.
The family is divided informally into newts and “true salamanders”
(that is, all non-newt species within Salamandridae regardless of
genus). Since there is little distinction between the two groups, this
article considers the family as a whole.Three life histories occur among salamandrids with aquatic larvae. In some genera, such as the Asian Cynops and the European Pleurodeles, the larvae metamorphose in the water, and juveniles and adults remain aquatic. In the European newts (Triturus) and western North American newts (Taricha),
the larvae metamorphose into terrestrial juveniles that remain
terrestrial as adults; adults return to water only for courtship and egg
deposition.
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