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who is ABLE to identify this newt ?

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:32 pm
by 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...

Re: who is ABLE to identify this newt ?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:06 pm
by 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.
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Re: who is ABLE to identify this newt ?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:58 pm
by Jürgen Gebhart
I also think it is a alpestris, about the head.

Re: who is ABLE to identify this newt ?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:14 pm
by Michal Szkudlarek
Sandra, were pics You posted made at night?

Re: who is ABLE to identify this newt ?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:40 pm
by Sandra Panienka
@Michal: The Lissotritons were photographed after dark, the alpine newts I think at dawn.