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In the San Francisco Bay area, some people are really devoted to the well-being of newts. And if you don't know what a newt is, they're a type of salamander, and reporter Callie Rhoades is charmed by ...

At first glance, skinks and newts have many similarities. However, potential new owners should understand that these are completely different species. They don’t even belong to the same class of ...

Spanish Ribbed Newts are one of the most fascinating amphibian species in the world. Also known as Iberian Ribbed Newts, they hail from Spain, Portugal, and Northern Morocco. Unlike axolotls and ...

Boris Johnson has vowed to do “whatever it takes” to protect newts in his garden – even though they could stop him from building a new swimming pool at his country manor. The ex-prime minister has ...

The UC Berkeley Botanical Garden began a “Save Our Newts” campaign to raise money to fix cracks in its Japanese garden pool so the pool does not collapse. The campaign aims to raise $150,000 to fix ...