At first glance, skinks and newts have many similarities. However, potential new owners should understand that these are ...

Compared to other pet amphibians, Spanish Ribbed Newts are large, which is one reason why hobbyists love them. However, this also means that they will need a sizable enclosure.

The newts were coming from both sides of the road. ... Mish and Lucy, 5-year-old brown bear siblings, escaped their enclosure at a wildlife sanctuary in Devon, England.

Sometimes smooth, sometimes slippery, but always unique. Introducing one of the most interesting salamander relatives: newts. Newts are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. This lizard-frog ...

A Few Differences Between the Two . As adults, newts live a semi-aquatic to aquatic life, while adult salamanders live a mostly terrestrial life, except for when they're breeding and laying eggs.

When injured, research shows newts can repeatedly, and throughout their entire lives, regenerate tissue, organs and fully functional body parts, such as limbs, tails and eyes.

O'NEILL: But newts are slow movers, and for this otherwise healthy population of them here in Marin County's Chileno Valley - about 50 miles north of San Francisco - that spells trouble.