It is a powerful poison that is found in two almost totally unrelated kinds of animal: puffer fish and newts. It has been serving as a tool in nerve physiology and may provide a model for new ...

You will usually find the strongest toxicity levels among toads, and newts within America. All toads are poisonous and have ...

The great crested newt lives only in Europe. Females, which are larger than males, can reach 7 inches in length, making these stout-bodied amphibians the continent’s largest newts. The great ...

Found on the Iberian Peninsula and in northern Morocco, sharp-ribbed newts (or salamanders) are named after their defence strategy. They use their pointed ribs as weapons, piercing through their own ...

With their deadly foes — garter snakes — snugly curled up in their hibernacula (winter quarters), rough-skinned newts are wiggly kings of the forest floor on these fairly moderate January days ...

The species in this group include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts. All can breathe and absorb ... is found on the skin of colorful poison dart frogs. Another special feature of most ...