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A newt is a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae. ... Latin had the name stellio for a type of spotted newt, now used for species of the genus Stellagama.
Born in England [9] on 24 February 1897, [10] Newt Scamander developed interest towards magical beasts and creatures from a young age as his mother bred hippogriffs.Sorted into Hufflepuff at Hogwarts at the age of eleven, [9] Newt develops a close friendship with a Slytherin girl named Leta Lestrange, who is in the same year as him and shares both his interest in magical beasts and his ...
Tylototriton verrucosus is a species of newt found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Common names include: Himalayan newt , crocodile newt , crocodile salamande r, Himalayan salamander , red knobby newt .
A rough-skinned newt underwater A rough-skinned newt at Brice Creek in Oregon. Throughout much of the newt's range, the common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) has been observed to exhibit resistance to the tetrodotoxin produced in the newt's skin. While in principle the toxin binds to a tube-shaped protein that acts as a sodium channel in ...
The Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl), also known commonly as the Spanish ribbed newt and el gallipato in Spanish, is a species of salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae of the family Salamandridae. The species is native to the central and southern Iberian Peninsula and Morocco. [2] It is the largest European newt species.
Other vernacular names include snot otter, [9] lasagna lizard, [9] devil dog, mud-devil, mud dog, water dog, grampus, [10] Allegheny alligator, and leverian water newt. [5] The generic name, Cryptobranchus, is derived from the Ancient Greek kryptos (hidden) and branchion (gill). [11] The subspecies name bishopi honors the American herpetologist ...
The Japanese fire-bellied newt or Japanese fire-bellied salamander (Cynops pyrrhogaster) is a species of newt endemic to Japan. The skin on its upper body is dark and its lower regions bright red, although coloration varies with age, genetics, and region.
Pennsylvania has 41 native species of amphibians, with 23 salamanders and newts, and 18 species of frogs and toads. Of these species, 13 are of special concern, 2 are threatened, 6 are endangered, and 1 species is extirpated .