Well...no.
Newts are salamanders, and although generally it can be said that newts are more aquatic, there are salamanders that are equally or more aquatic. There are also newts which are very terrestrial, as many salamanders are.
With the exceptions there being: Amphiumas in the southeast US; Necturus in the Eastern US; and, the Hellbender in the midwestern/eastern US.....which are aquatic salamanders. The terms newt and salamander do not, as Azhael indicated, necessarily infer habitat.
See this link from Caudata Culture that discusses the term newt vs. salamander:
In broad terms, newts are the biphasic species belonging to the family Salamandridae. Biphasic means that during the year they have an aquatic phase and a terrestrial phase. All other families/genera are classed as salamanders.
To confuse matters the family Salamandridae also contains the "true salamanders". Both "newt" and "true salamander" are unofficial names. Essentially all are "salamanders".
What is the difference between a newt and a salamander?
There is no meaningful difference. The distinction is more historic and linguistic than scientific. Newts are a subgroup of salamanders. All newts are salamanders, but not all salamanders are newts. The following are the things that distinguish newts from salamanders.
A salamander is called a "newt" if it belongs to one of the following genera: Cynops, Echinotriton, Euproctus, Neurergus, Notophthalmus, Pachytriton, Paramesotriton, Pleurodeles, Taricha, Triturus, or Tylototriton. This is the only distinction that is always true.
Newts generally spend more of their adult lives in the water than salamanders. However, there are exceptions (terrestrial newts and aquatic salamanders).
Newts generally have more distinctive differences between the sexes and a more complex aquatic courtship. Again, there are exceptions.
Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation
Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus Japanese . I'm raising them and have abandoned the terrarium at about 5 months old and switched to the aquatic setups you describe. I'm wondering if I could do this as soon as they morph?
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