dampflippers
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Do British newts breathe entirely at the surface of the pond? Or can they breathe underwater without surfacing?
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(British) Newts' breathing (1 Viewer)
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Stewart J.
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Yo Dampflippers, they need to surface apparently, but did you try typing "british newts.uk into your search engine, just tried it and its come up with dozens of sites with some amazing info.
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Will Jones
newts need to surface to breathe as adults, the larvae have gills, but all newts and salamanders can breathe through their skin to some degree, one family is lungless and only breathes through it's skin, but that is mainly confined to the New World, with one Geuns in Europe and another in Korea.
