who is ABLE to identify this newt ?

[Pierre-Yves Vaucher]

with a so poor picture... for me is a alpine newt female but others spoke about Lissotriton helveticus...
www.batraciens-reptiles.com/forum/viewt ... =3&p=14739
sorry it's in french...

[Sandra Panienka]

The picture quality is bad, but I'd say it's an I. alpestris female. Big head, big tail, chunky newt, animal looks mostly dark grey. I'm pretty sure it is not an L. helveticus female. A better pic would be better for an exact determination of the species.

For comparison some females. I'd assume the Lissotritons would look more brownish when flashed at night in a pond.

[Jürgen Gebhart]

I also think it is a alpestris, about the head.

[Michal Szkudlarek]

Sandra, were pics You posted made at night?

[Sandra Panienka]

@Michal: The Lissotritons were photographed after dark, the alpine newts I think at dawn.