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Lizards
Quick answer
Lizards are scaly and very quick - if you can catch it, it's a
newt!
Further
information
Many people confuse newts (on land) with common lizards as they
can be a similar size and colour. Newts have smooth skin (which
can look velvety) or skin with a 'warty' texture, whereas
lizards have scaly skin.
Common lizards are much more likely to scurry away very quickly when
disturbed, whereas newts will make slower, lumbering movements.
If you have a chance for a closer look you could count the
number of toes on the front pair of legs - newts have four toes
and common lizards have five.
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