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 Whats the difference?

whats the difference between newts and salamanders? if you know plz post pictures.
06/22/08  09:46pm

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   Message To: Sasha0009   In reference to Message Id: 1770089


 Whats the difference?

"Surprisingly, there is no really meaningful difference. The distinction is more historic than scientific. Newts are a subgroup of salamanders. All newts are salamanders, but not all salamanders are newts. The following are the things that distinguish newts from salamanders.

* A salamander is called a "newt" if it belongs to one of the following genera: Cynops, Echinotriton, Euproctus, Neurergus, Notophthalmus, Pachytriton, Paramesotriton, Pleurodeles, Taricha, Triturus, or Tylototriton.
* Newts generally spend more of their adult lives in the water than salamanders. However, there are exceptions (terrestrial newts and aquatic salamanders).
* Newts generally have more distinctive differences between the sexes and a more complex aquatic courtship. Again, there are exceptions."

-caudata.org




look around the forum for pics.
my fire sal and firebelly newt pics are on one of these top threads, i believe..
06/23/08  06:58pm

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   Message To: Sasha0009   In reference to Message Id: 1770089


 Whats the difference?

im not sure but i think newts are reptiles and salls are amphibians, but then again i could be wrong



06/23/08  09:16pm

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   Message To: Newt baby   In reference to Message Id: 1771273


 Whats the difference?

Newt and salamanders are both amphibians.
Taxonomically, they are caudates which is an order of the class Amphibia.
Amphibian means double life, and both salamanders and newts have different stages in water and on land.
Basically, everything that’s an actual tadpole (excluding lampreys and sea squirts) is an amphibian.
06/24/08  01:35am

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   Message To: AllHailRain   In reference to Message Id: 1771565


 Whats the difference?

oh so you mean its sort of like all torts being turtles but not all turtles are torts and vice versa with frogs and toads?
07/01/08  06:44pm

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   Message To: Sasha0009   In reference to Message Id: 1779922


 Whats the difference?

basically.
all newts are salamanders.
only 9 genuses of salamanders are newts.
:)



07/04/08  02:25am


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