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 ...

Newts breed in early spring and may be observed in their elaborate ... Females pick this up with the lips of their cloaca, the single opening beneath the tail, and fertilization takes place internally ...

Newts have the ability to regenerate not only their legs and tails, but also their hearts and brains! This amazing regenerative ability has long attracted the attention of regenerative medicine ...