Please help me!!

[emmanouela]

Hello!I'm new here!I've doing a research for salamanders/newts recently and this site has been very helpful to me.But I have a problem: A friend of mine gave me a salamander as a present, but no one knows-not even the pet shop owner-what species it belongs in. I would be grateful if someone could find that out by these photos!They aren't so good, I know...Thanks anyway!
Description: It's colour is brownish with black spots all over the body and an orange line on both sides and under the tail.It also has a big flat head.It doesn't go out (on land) and it takes breaths of air every 5-10 minutes.

 

[ian]

i would say its a p.waltl ( spanish ribbed newt )

 

[garrison]

I second that, here's a link to a caresheet we have on caudata culture:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Pleurodeles/P_waltl.shtml

 

[emmanouela]

Thanks a lot both of you!!I checked out the link you gave me and I believe you are right!That must be it.But now I'm worried because I found out that it gets quite big...!I'll do my best and I'll find any info I can about it!Unfortunately here in Greece and especially in Crete-where I stay-they don't know anything about animals and reptiles etc.I have two turtles and I learned about them from internet.I even ordered turtle docks from US and I payed twice their price...Anyway!Thanks again!

 

[andy]

Hi Emmanoulea....

100% it is Pleurodeles Waltl. Spanish ribbed newt.

Greetings from Germany

Andy

 

[emmanouela]

Michael what do you mean? I assume you posted in the wrong thread!
Andy thanks a lot for your help! I'm now sure it's a spanish ribbed newt. Luckily with the help of this site and people like you I found out. In the pet shop they sold it as a fire-belly newt...!!! Anyway I'll post some pics of him(?)when I find a better cam!

 

[benjamin]

If only the chat were working, then it would be easier to alert moderators to this nuisance, so they could delete Michael's post.

 

[mark]

I've deleted it. Good luck with your Pleurodeles! They are great newts.