Salamanders/ newts are a group of amphibians that are clearly distinct from frogs and toads due to the fact that they have longer, slender body types as well as a tail.

We can place them in different categories like land dwelling or water dwelling species, also there are eel salamanders and worm salamanders.

The water dwelling species have a more flattened tail and webbing between their toes. Most species are poisonous, and all can be very territorial which makes them difficult to house with each other or with other species.

Just like frogs and toads, most species start of as a larvae or tadpole and slightly change into their more adult form, or even go through a metamorphosis from an aquatic animal to a terrestrial animal.