a new year, a new Pelodytes (or two)?

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Re: a new year, a new Pelodytes (or two)?

Postby Dominik Hauser » Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:47 am

At the end of september we found Pelodytes and Pelobates spawning in southern france on the way back from Spain.
They where calling from land and water, I think Benny made some good pictures of calling males.

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Spawn of Pelobates and Pelodytes


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Re: a new year, a new Pelodytes (or two)?

Postby Thomas Reich » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:48 pm

I found my first Pelodytes in spring 2014:

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Southern France

The tadpole eating Lissotriton helveticus should be Pelodytes according to the helpful comments in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1850&start=0
I guess the third species in the picture is Bufo bufo/spinosus, isn't it?
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Re: a new year, a new Pelodytes (or two)?

Postby Dominik Hauser » Wed Jan 07, 2015 1:19 pm

These are Pelodytes tadpoles I´ve found in the same pond like the adult ones, in spring 2014. After reading a lot of literature in front of the fotoaquarium I´m now pretty sure but have no good picture like always :lol: . I think yours look quite similar to this one.

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Re: a new year, a new Pelodytes (or two)?

Postby miguel santos » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:05 am

I have a few pics from tadpoles from yhe same general area near Sesimbra ( Portugal), Here are two pictures from the same tadpole and one from a different specimen, taken in March 2013.
They look quite the same as the previous from Dominik,
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