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Newt Pleurodelinae, Also Called Eft: Salamander Subfamily Salamandridae Semiaquatic

Newts are a type of semiaquatic salamander that live part of their lives on land and part in water. They go through three life stages - aquatic larva, terrestrial juvenile, and adult. As adults, newts return to water every year to breed but otherwise live on humid land. There are over 100 known newt species found across parts of North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Several newt species are endangered due to threats like habitat loss and pollution, and at least one species has gone extinct recently.

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Newt Pleurodelinae, Also Called Eft: Salamander Subfamily Salamandridae Semiaquatic

Newts are a type of semiaquatic salamander that live part of their lives on land and part in water. They go through three life stages - aquatic larva, terrestrial juvenile, and adult. As adults, newts return to water every year to breed but otherwise live on humid land. There are over 100 known newt species found across parts of North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Several newt species are endangered due to threats like habitat loss and pollution, and at least one species has gone extinct recently.

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A newt is a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae, also called eft during its terrestrial

juvenile phase. Unlike other members of the family Salamandridae, newts are semiaquatic,
alternating between aquatic and terrestrial habitats over the year, sometimes even staying
in the water full-time. Not all aquatic salamanders are considered newts, however. More
than 100 known species of newts are found in North America, Europe, North
Africa and Asia. Newtsmetamorphose through three distinct developmental life stages:
aquatic larva, terrestrial juvenile (eft), and adult. Adult newts have lizard-like bodies and
return to the water every year to breed, otherwise living in humid, cover-rich land habitats.

Newts are threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation and pollution. Several species are
endangered, and at least one species, the Yunnan lake newt, has gone extinct recently.

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