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Newts do not have a coronary artery on the ventricle, due to circulation that is found in the conus arteriosus. Newts contain a special circulatory adaptation that allows them to survive ventricular penetration : when a newt's ventricle is punctured, the heart will divert the blood directly into an ascending aorta via a duct located between the ...
Tylototriton shanjing, the emperor newt, Mandarin newt or Mandarin salamander, is a highly toxic newt native to Yunnan and parts of South China. It is sometimes seen in private collections, and is sometimes available for sale at certain reptile and amphibian-specializing pet stores and occasionally through captive breeders .
White asses, more rare, were also more appreciated and reserved for the use of the nobles (Judges 5:10). Asses have always been an important item in the resources of the Eastern peoples, and we are repeatedly told in the Bible about the herds of these animals owned by the patriarchs (Genesis 12:16; 30:43; 36:24, etc.), and wealthy Israelites (1 ...
Archangel Michael is commonly depicted holding scales to weigh the souls of people on Judgement Day.. The weighing of souls (Ancient Greek: psychostasia) [1] is a religious motif in which a person's life is assessed by weighing their soul (or some other part of them) immediately before or after death in order to judge their fate. [2]
This category contains articles about taxa in the newt genera (subfamily Pleurodelinae) of the family Salamandridae which also includes the true salamanders. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
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In evolutionary theory, the relationship between the rough-skinned newt and the common garter snake is considered an example of co-evolution. [10] The mutations in the snake's genes that conferred resistance to the toxin have resulted in a selective pressure that favors newts which produce more potent levels of toxin.
Lissotriton is a genus of newts native to Europe and parts of Asia Minor.As most other newts, they are aquatic as larvae and during breeding time but live in terrestrial, humid environments over the rest of the season.