They have big strong tails to help them swim. But you would need to look hard to spot the UK’s largest newt because the great crested newt is also the rarest. Amphibians lay eggs in water like ...

The larvae are aquatic and free-swimming—frogs and toads at this stage are called tadpoles. At a certain size, the young develop limbs and lungs. Some also lose their tails. Eventually ...

You’re probably familiar with the basic amphibian life plan: start as a wriggly water-breathing tadpole, transform into an ...