HW some recent ones again

[henk]

Here are some of the shots I recently made

Hynobius retardatus

Lissotriton helveticus (from Daverdisse in Belgium)
A male

A female

 

[katie]

great pics!!

 

[henk]

Well Katie I liked your necturus shot alot too, like most I had never seen one as large (in France they were once reproduced but the larvae was still quite smaller when I got to see it)

 

[william]

I love the helveticus pictures, but is it just me or does that female look a lot like a vulgaris??

 

[henk]

Helveticus and vulgaris females are very difficult to tell apart , but these animals come from an area that does not hold vulgaris. Also adult vulgaris are approx 150% the size of adult helveticus. Those helveticus are really dwarf animals, but the images don't show that too well

 

[aaron]

Excellent pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[nicholas]

retardatus, ouch.

 

[henk]

Well Nicolas you should see them when they are young juveniles ... it's like they are made out of pure gold/brass ... but unfortuantelly this fades while ageing ...

 

[nicholas]

Oh, I'm not discriminating. It was just a bad joke.