One group of salamanders, called newts, has a more complicated life cycle than most others: The hatch from eggs as aquatic larvae, go through a terrestrial immature stage called efts, then when they become sexually mature return to the water as adult newts.
Lungless salamanders, like the one above, go through their metamorphosis within the egg, and hatch as miniature adults.
Many other salamanders, like the familiar spotted salamander, hatch in the water as aquatic larvae, then metamorphose into terrestrial adults.
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One group of salamanders, called newts, has a more complicated life cycle than most others: The hatch from eggs as aquatic larvae, go through a terrestrial immature stage called efts, then when they become sexually mature return to the water as adult newts.
Lungless salamanders, like the one above, go through their metamorphosis within the egg, and hatch as miniature adults.
Many other salamanders, like the familiar spotted salamander, hatch in the water as aquatic larvae, then metamorphose into terrestrial adults.