Habitat of Triturus marmoratus at central Spain

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Habitat of Pleurodeles watl and Triturus marmoratus in the high plateau of central Spain . The marbled newts leaves the water at Juny , Pleurodeles waltl remains all the year.

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Neat! I am amazed that P. waltl and T. marmoratus live together in the same pond.

May I post your habitat photo on Caudata Culture? I would like to put it in the entry for P. waltl.
 
Hi jennifer . Of course you can do it... In the arid regions of central Spain there isn't too much water points , so you can see together many anphibians . This is a small lake in Valladolid province , where you can find Mauremys leprosa , Pleurodeles waltl and Triturus marmoratus . However Pleurodeles waltl prefers deep waters without vegetation , so is difficult find these 2 species in the same point of the lake . In addition , when arrives the spanish hot summer ( 28 - 40 ºc in august ) , the marbled newts goes to the forest of Quercus faginea/Quercus ilex/Juniperus thurifera and "disappears" for 3/4 months . anyway , the marbled newts of this province are very colourfull and had a small size ( 11 - 12 cm ) , maybe due to the specially weather conditions of dryness
 
In the high plateau of central Spain! Oh, how I wish I could be there!
 
Hi Michael...
unfortunately I don't keep photos of Mauremys leprosa
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. I didn't see Emys orbicularis in this lake , anyway is really difficult find these two species in the same place ( competitivity between them is terrible ) . In general ( not always ) Emys orbicularis prefers mountain places , with cleaner water . On the other this lake have popolations of Rana perezi , Hyla arborea , Alytes obstetricans boscai , Bufo calamita , Pelodytes punctatus , Natrix maura and Natrix natrix . In the forest lives Canis lupus signatus and Sus scrofa . If you or another person wants more information , contact with me .
 
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