RAF MILDENHALL — Lakenheath High School freshman Joseph Hartman leaned over a brick wall and pointed out a camouflaged amphibian lurking in a pool of rainwater at an old training site near Beck Row.

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 ...

The Montseny brook newt, measuring just four inches long, is considered the rarest amphibian breed in Europe. As a part of conservation efforts, the species was bred at the Chester Zoo in England for ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Up-to-date provisional dot maps of the amphibian and reptile species of Finland have been drawn. The records, totalling 11831, are located in ...

Claim to fame: Thanks to Shakespeare's "Macbeth" (and a countless number of movies, cartoons and comedy skits about witchcraft), most of us know that "eye of newt" is linked to mystical potions.

A golf club in the Borders is changing its approach to course maintenance - in order to help protect some unexpected guests. The discovery of great crested newts in a greenside pond has prompted the ...