SMOOTH NEWT (Triturus vulgaris): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
GREAT CRESTED NEWT (Triturus cristatus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
EUROPEAN FIRE SALAMANDER (Salamandra salamandra): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
MANDARIN SALAMANDER (Tylototriton verrucosus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
JAPANESE FIRE-BELLIED NEWT (Cynops pyrrhogaster): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
GOLDEN-STRIPED SALAMANDER (Chioglossa lusitanica): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
GEOGRAPHIC RANGE
Newts and European salamanders live in scattered areas across the Northern Hemisphere, including western and eastern North America, Europe, Japan and other areas in Asia, and the northern part of Africa.
DIET
Newts and European salamanders eat small invertebrate prey, including insects, earthworms, slugs, and snails. Invertebrates (in-VER-teh-brehts) are animals without backbones. In the water-dwelling phase, newts eat water insects and are fierce predators of frog tadpoles. The larvae of newts and European salamanders eat small invertebrates, such as water fleas.
EUROPEAN SALAMANDERS NEWTS AND PEOPLE
Because they taste bad and can be poisonous, newts and European salamanders are not eaten by humans. Several species are popular as pets, but they are well known for their ability to escape from all but the most secure tank.
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