The differences between are morphological and about the size . In general , is a streamlined species , more thin than Triturus cristatus . The distance between front legs and back legs is quite more than cristatus , the digits are longer and the head smaller and rounded . Then the ventral pattern usually have black dots limited to the periphery of the belly , giving a banded appearance . There are also a lot of small with dots in the dorsal coloration , usually cream or grey and never black . Anyway , dobrogicus is , in general , a smaller and more delicate newt than cristatus and , of course , karelinii or carnifex , but the real differences are genetical .
