Lissotriton vulgaris

[ajfr0ggy]

My pond has probably 100s of these really beautiful, and very under-apreciated newts. I put a few in an empty aquarium in my garden for a few minutes, to photograph.

A male:

And again:

And, a much duller female, laying eggs:

All (c)AJJ 2007

 

[andy]

Beautiful pictures mate.

They're lovely when you look closely

 

[cameron]

Those are some beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing!

 

[rodrigo]

Always though vulgaris and helveticus were un-apreciated. Very nice pics. It´s amazing how gorgeous this newts look in a high quality pic.

 

[ryan]

Very nice pictures, keep 'em coming!

 

[joseph]

Beautiful! Agreed they are very underappreciated newts.

 

[rubén]

Unapreciated, and sometimes unprotected newts...

But one of the most beautiful, certainly.

 

[dawn]

These guys are really spectacular! I'm jealous of the native European newts compared to the US ones. Now, that top photo, I would nominate for a calendar. It's really special, and those feet are crazy.

 

[lorie]

Crested?