Triturus vulgaris meridionalis

[francesco]

Cheers!
Francesco

 

[william]

nice pictures of a pretty subspecies! Is that a frog in the background of the first picture

?

 

[francesco]

Yes it's a green frog, maybe Rana lessonae...
I think people snub vulgaris cos they're quite common and small but I think they're still very cute little newts

 

[william]

Lissotriton are my favourites! The colouration is subtle rather than vulgar.

 

[s1ren]

Great pictures!

I love the rear feet in the second picture - I didn't know they had big toes like that! How cool!

 

[william]

they only develop them for the breeding season. the males of a similar species (Lissotriton helveticus) grow webbed back feet for the breeding season, hence the common name of palmate newt

 

[rodrigo]

I´m tired of ppl saying helveticus and vulgaris are the less colorful ones....
I love them!!! Helveticus may be brown, and not very atractive....but a male in breeding phase!!! they look amazing!!! their colours are simply awesome.
Plus i think their faces are by far the cuttiest ones.

 

[coen]

Is the one in the 3rd picture neotenic or just a large larvae?

 

[cameron]

I think that they are quite attractive newts.

The green frog looks huge and I have one as well. What do you feed that thing?

 

[thomas]

very good photos of a great animal, thanks for sharing them with us.

 

[francesco]

Coen
It's a neotenic specimen

Cameron
those animals were collected for taking pictures and then released