<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> 14--17 extant and six fossil genera, see text </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> 14--17 extant and six fossil genera, see text </P> <P> A newt is a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae, also called eft during its terrestrial juvenile phase . Unlike other members of the family Salamandridae, newts are semiaquatic, alternating between aquatic and terrestrial habitats over the year, sometimes even staying in the water full - time . Not all aquatic salamanders are considered newts, however . More than 100 known species of newts are found in North America, Europe, North Africa and Asia . Newts metamorphose through three distinct developmental life stages: aquatic larva, terrestrial juvenile (eft), and adult . Adult newts have lizard - like bodies and return to the water every year to breed, otherwise living in humid, cover - rich land habitats . </P> <P> Newts are threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation and pollution . Several species are endangered, and at least one species, the Yunnan lake newt, has gone extinct recently . </P>

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