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[josh]

i have herd of this sal called a alpine or alpino sal (i cant remember),anyway i just wanted to know if they were real.are they?.if sowhat is there habitat?and can i find them in NE england? and maby some pics please.

 

[william]

there is an alpine newt, mesotriton alpestris, and an alpine fire salamander, salamandra atra. i'm not sure which species you thinking of.

alpine newt
http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Triturus/T_alpestris.shtml
alpine fire salamander
http://www.caudata.org/cc/images/species/Salamandra/Salamandra_atra_atra-Patrick_Steinberger.jpg

i wouldn't recommend salamandra atra for a beginner, it would be hard to find them anyway, alpine newts are much easier for a beginner, and they are more readily avaliable.

 

[josh]

ok, thanks

 

[josh]

but can you find any of them in NE england

 

[hayden]

Do you mean in the wild or from Captive Breeders or Pet Shops?

 

[josh]

in the wild

 

[andy]

You can not find Alpine newts/salamanders in the U.K Josh. England has only three native species

 

[josh]

wich ones are they?

(Message edited by raz on May 30, 2005)

 

[josh]

i am waitin' for an awnser please

(Message edited by raz on June 13, 2005)

 

[paris]

Lissotriton helveticus, Lissotriton vulgaris and Triturus cristatus

aka: smooth newts, giant crested newts and palmate newts

here is a link:
http://www.darkwave.org.uk/~caleb/trituk.html

i have heard talk of some colonies of alpines having been established in the wild after escaping from garden ponds and setting up shop in the uk-perhaps someone who knows more about this 'rumor' will speak up and fill us all in on it.....

 

[william]

This species has been introduced into Surrey, Berkshire, Shropshire, and Tyne and Wear. i think there are other colonies too. there are also a few populations of triturus carnifex here and there, there are certainly some in the Birmingham area and Surrey.

 

[josh]

thanks