0 a small animal that has a long, thin body and tail and short legs, and lives both on land and in water --
1 a small animal with a long body and tail, short, weak legs, and cold, wet skin; a type of salamander --
One could be caught out; it might be a newt, so even that is not infallible.
Such species include the great crested newt, the natterjack toad, the smooth snake and, most endangered of all, the sand lizard.
That is no good for the greater crested newts and other species which are trying to survive around us.
The land also accommodates the great crested newt, another protected species, which uses some of the grave structures to nest in.
Additional scientific and survey work is currently in progress to identify suitable sites for the otter, great crested newt, freshwater pearl mussel and fen moss.
Then there are the newts and the toads.
The great crested newt is certainly a threatened and vulnerable species—it holds up many planning developments.
The toad breeds in water and the newt, of course, lives in it.
