Smooth newt
The Smooth Newt is a species of newts. They are also known as the Common Newt. It is the most common newt species of the Lissotriton genus of amphibians. They live in Europe, southern France and the Iberian peninsula.[1]
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| Species: | L. vulgaris
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| Lissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
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L. vulgaris ampelensis | |
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Triturus vulgaris | |
Smooth Newt Media
Throat and belly are spotted. The spots are larger in males (pictured) than in females.
During breeding season, males develop vivid colours and a crest.
The cloaca is swollen in breeding males.
Breeding females are drab in colour and have no dorsal crest.
Sun-exposed, stagnant, shallow water bodies with abundant vegetation but without fish, such as this ditch, are typical breeding sites.
Well-developed larva shortly before metamorphosis
Two juveniles (efts) after the transition to land
Grass snake eating a smooth newt
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References
- ↑ "BBC: Nature: Smooth Newt". Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
Other websites
Media related to Triturus vulgaris at Wikimedia Commons