Newts are small amphibians that resemble lizards. The newts of the land of Sirenia and toads of the regions near the Sea of Barnacles contain a Tetrodotoxin, a deadly poison.[1] Newts are often used as spell components.[2]
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See also poison, venom, toxin and bane for some of the similarities and differences between terminology. This article is not the place to discuss pedantic online debates on terminology.